知其不可而為之

to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible (idiom)

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

can / may / able to / to approve / to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly / very

used in 可汗[ke4 han2]

and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it

to know / to be aware

his / her / its / their / that / such / it (refers to sth preceding it)

cannot / should not / must not

cannot; should not; must not

as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice)

because of / for / to