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Home / Idiom / 只知其一，不知其二

to know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information

只知其一，不知其二
zhǐ zhī qí shān，bù zhī qí èr
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
(idiom) to have a superficial knowledge of a subject; to know a smattering of sth一知半解yī zhī bàn jiě
Antonyms
to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom) · to know (a person, a place etc) inside out了如指掌liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng