| 知 | zhī | to know; to be aware |
| 其 | qí | his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) |
| 不 | bù | (negative prefix); not; no |
| 可 | kě | can; may; able to; to approve; to permit; certain(ly); to suit; very (particle used for emphasis) |
| 而 | ér | and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast) |
| 为 | wéi | s (i.e. in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; as (in the capacity of) |
| 为 | wèi | or; to; because of; for |
| 之 | zhī | (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it |
| 不可 | bù kě | cannot; should not; must not |
