毛泽东：鲜为人知的故事 毛澤東：鮮為人知的故事 máo zé dōng : xiān wéi rén zhī de gù shi Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang 张戎[zhāng róng] and Jon Halliday
海内存知己，天涯若比邻 海內存知己，天涯若比鄰 hǎi nèi cún zhī jǐ , tiān yá ruò bǐ lín 1. close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door2. close in spirit although far away
疾风知劲草，烈火见真金 疾風知勁草，烈火見真金 jí fēng zhī jìn cǎo , liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīn 1. lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds and true gold stands the test of fire (idiom)2. fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
秀才不出门，全知天下事 秀才不出門，全知天下事 xiù cai bù chū mén , quán zhī tiān xià shì a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)
秀才不出门，能知天下事 秀才不出門，能知天下事 xiù cai bù chū mén , néng zhī tiān xià shì a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)
若要人不知，除非己莫为 若要人不知，除非己莫為 ruò yào rén bù zhī , chú fēi jǐ mò wéi If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.
路遥知马力，日久见人心 路遙知馬力，日久見人心 lù yáo zhī mǎ lì , rì jiǔ jiàn rén xīn just as distance determines the stamina of a horse, so does time reveal a person's true heart (proverb)
人非生而知之者，孰能无惑 人非生而知之者，孰能無惑 rén fēi shēng ér zhī zhī zhě , shú néng wú huò 1. Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?2. We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韩愈[hán yù])
一部二十四史，不知从何说起 一部二十四史，不知從何說起 yī bù èr shí sì shǐ , bù zhī cóng hé shuō qǐ It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.
士为知己者死，女为悦己者容 士為知己者死，女為悅己者容 shì wèi zhī jǐ zhě sǐ , nǚ wèi yuè jǐ zhě róng a true gentleman will sacrifice his life for a friend who understands him, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her sweetheart
好学近乎知，力行近乎仁，知耻近乎勇 好學近乎知，力行近乎仁，知恥近乎勇 hào xué jìn hū zhī , lì xíng jìn hū rén , zhī chǐ jìn hū yǒng to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)
see 知人善任[zhī rén shàn rèn]
county head magistrate (old)
government sub-prefect (old)
(literary) how is one to know?
(literary) to be fully aware of