知非 zhīfēi
zhīfēi
phrase
to acknowledge a mistake
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Mathews 1931 '知非', p. 129)
Contained in
- 塞翁失马焉知非福(塞翁失馬焉知非福) the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best; a blessing in disguise
- 塞翁失马安知非福(塞翁失馬安知非福) the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best; a blessing in disguise
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 卷六十下 蔡邕列傳 Volume 60b: Biography of Cai Yong Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 3
- 卷十三 本紀第十三: 德宗下 Volume 13 Annals 13: Dezong 2 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 2
- 卷六十 唐書36: 列傳12 李襲吉 王緘 李敬義 盧汝弼 李德休 蘇循 Volume 60 Book of Later Tang 36: Biographies 12 - Li Xiji, Wang Jian, Li Jingyi, Lu Rubi, Li Dexiu, Su Xun Old History of the Five Dynasties 舊五代史 — count: 2
- 卷五十五 章帝八王傳 Volume 55: Biographies of Eight Princes of Emperor Zhang Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 2
- 卷五 非攻上 Book 5 - Condemnation of Offensive War I Mozi 墨子 — count: 2
- 卷五十三 Scroll 53 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 2
- 卷五十一 列傳第四十一 梁宗室上 Volume 51 Biographies 41: The Liang Imperial Family 1 History of the Southern Dynasties 南史 — count: 2
- 卷一百四十八 列傳第七十三 令狐張康李劉田王牛史 Volume 148 Biographies 73: Linghu, Zhang, Kang, Li, Liu, Tian, Wang, Niu, Shi New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 1
- 卷二十九 魏書二十九 方技傳 Volume 29: Book of Wei 29 - Biographies of fangshis and artisans Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 1
- 卷四十八 志第二十八: 食貨上 Volume 48 Treatises 28: Finance and Economics 1 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 1
Collocations
- 知非常人 (知非常人) 而見光武知非常人 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 卷十六 鄧寇列傳 Volume 16: Biographies of Deng, Kou — count: 10
- 诚知非 (誠知非) 誠知非宋朝之美 — Book of Song 宋書, 卷五十九 列傳第十九 殷淳 張暢 何偃 江智淵 Volume 59 Biographies 19: Yin Chun, Zhang Chang, He Yan, Jiang Zhiyuan — count: 5
- 宁知非 (寧知非) 寧知非末 — Book of Chen 陳書, 卷三十 列傳第二十四: 蕭濟 陸瓊 顧野王 傅縡 Volume 30: Xiao Ji; Lu Qiong; Gu Yewang; Fu Zai — count: 4
- 知非仆 (知非僕) 何用知非仆耶 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 卷十五 李王鄧來列傳 Volume 15: Biographies of Li, Wang, Deng, Lai — count: 3
- 知非本心 (知非本心) 當時見者亦知非本心 — Book of Wei 魏書, 卷15 昭成子孫 Volume 15: Shancheng's (Tuoba Shiyijian) Children and Grandchildren — count: 3
- 固知非 (固知非) 固知非始今日 — Book of Wei 魏書, 卷78 孫紹 張普惠 Volume 78: Sun Shao, Zhang Puhui — count: 3
- 知非福 (知非福) 何知非福 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 卷六十下 蔡邕列傳 Volume 60b: Biography of Cai Yong — count: 3
- 用知非 (用知非) 何用知非仆耶 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 卷十五 李王鄧來列傳 Volume 15: Biographies of Li, Wang, Deng, Lai — count: 2
- 果知非 (果知非) 果知非常人 — Book of Zhou 周書, 卷36 列傳第28 鄭偉 楊纂 段永 王士良 崔彥穆 令狐整 司馬裔 裴果 Volume 36 Biographies 28: Zheng Wei; Yang Zuan; Duan Yong; Wang Shiliang; Cui Yanmu; Ling Huzheng; Sima Yi; Pei Guo — count: 2
- 知非帝 (知非帝) 之儀知非帝旨 — Book of Zhou 周書, 卷40 列傳第32 尉遲運 王軌 宇文神舉 宇文孝伯 顏之儀 Volume 40 Biographies 32: Wei Chiyun; Wang Gui; Yuwen Xiaoju; Yuwen Xiaobo; Yan Zhiyi — count: 2