得知

得知

1. to know of; to learn of; to hear about; to find out; to be informed about
2. (rhetorical) how would [someone] know

   • 巴東之峽生淩凘，彼蒼回軒人得知。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     巴东之峡生凌凘，彼苍回轩人得知。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 8th century, Du Fu, 相和歌辭·後苦寒行

     Bādōng zhī xiá shēng língsī, bǐcāng huíxuān rén dézhī. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

3. (Wu, often in the negative or interrogative) to notice; to perceive; to detect

   • 俚搿人嘸啥弄頭個，勿得知好咾恘呀。 [Suzhounese, trad.]
     俚搿人呒啥弄头个，勿得知好咾恘呀。 [Suzhounese, simp.]

     From: 1993, Li Rong, 蘇州方言詞典, page 267

     ¹li ⁸geq ²gnin ²m-sa₅ ⁶lon-deu₂-keq₇ ⁷feq-teq₇ ¹tsyu ³hau-lau₀ ¹chieu-ia₀ [Wugniu]

     That person ought not to be meddled with, it's hard to tell if they have good intentions or not.

   • 小囡打床浪滾下去，我睏着勒弗寧得知。 [Shadi Wu, trad.]
     小囡打床浪滚下去，我困着勒弗宁得知。 [Shadi Wu, simp.]

     From: 2014, Zhang Huiying, 崇明方言大詞典

     The child has rolled off the bed; I was asleep and did not notice.

4. (Shadi Wu) to care for; to cherish; to be considerate towards someone

   • 大人為夷吃子交關苦，夷也得知殺個。 [Shadi Wu, trad.]
     大人为夷吃子交关苦，夷也得知杀个。 [Shadi Wu, simp.]

     From: 2014, Zhang Huiying, 崇明方言大詞典

     Her parents have gone through a lot for her, and she cares for them very much.

• (to know):
• (literary) 得悉 (déxī)
• 獲悉／获悉 (huòxī)

得知

1. (Wu, regional, including some Suburban Shanghainese Wu) I don't know; I wonder if

   得知伊明朝樁事體辦得成功𠳝。 [Northern Wu, trad.]
   得知伊明朝桩事体办得成功𠳝。 [Northern Wu, simp.]

   I wonder if everything will go well with her procedures tomorrow.

• 篤知／笃知