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ならいざ知らず (nara-iza-shirazu) meaning in japanese

💡Meaning

Don’t know about it

📝Usage

Noun + ならいざ知らず

📚Examples

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初心者ならいざ知らず、プロがそんなミスをするとは。

⚠️Notes

Expresses that while one situation might be understandable, the current one is not. "I don't know about A, but B..." (e.g., 子供ならいざ知らず、大人がそんなことを言うのは恥ずかしい。 - I wouldn't know about a child, but it's embarrassing for an adult to say such things.)