Meaning Of 哪知

[calibre2001]

I'm wondering what would be the closest English equivalent of this 哪知. Some samples below.

Also is it 哪知 or 那知? A book I'm reading using traditional characters uses the latter.

哪知，神以美物充满他们的房屋。但恶人所谋定的离我好远

岂有一件事人能指着说，这是新的。哪知，在我们以前的世代，早已有了。

哪知，三天后的正午，父亲便出现在了炽热的校园门口，肩上还扛着一箱注射用的生理盐水、葡萄糖之类的药剂。

[cd6883]

Who would have thought

[Don_Horhe]

哪知 means "who would have known", "who would have thought".

[Wang Yao]

If you directly translate it, you can kind of see 哪 as "who" and 知 as "knew" = "who knew?/who would have thought?" :V That's how I'd remember it, anyway.

[calibre2001]

Thanks. I think the colloquial mandarin equivalent is 沒想到 right?