知其然而不知其所以然
zhī qí rán ér bù zhī qí suǒ yǐ ránzhiqiranerbuzhiqisuoyiran
- (saying) to know that it is so but not why it is so
zhī qí rán ér bù zhī qí suǒ yǐ ránzhiqiranerbuzhiqisuoyiran
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