| 不知丁董 |
bù zhī Dīng Dǒng |
forgetting the fate of Ding and Dong (idiom) / unheeding the lessons of the past |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 不知 |
bù zhī |
not to know / unaware / unknowingly / fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) |
| 知 |
zhī |
to know / to be aware |
| 丁 |
Dīng |
surname Ding |
| 丁 |
dīng |
male adult / the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干 / fourth (used like "4" or "D") / small cube of meat or vegetable / (literary) to encounter / (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195° / (chemistry) butyl |
| 丁 |
zhēng |
used in 丁丁 |
| 董 |
Dǒng |
surname Dong |
| 董 |
dǒng |
to supervise / to direct / director |