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不可告人

bù kě gào réndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) to be kept secret / not to be divulged
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-48034b9bd55974db. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

不可告人 不可告人 [bu4 ke3 gao4 ren2] /(idiom) to be kept secret; not to be divulged/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 不
    bù

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

  • 可
    kě

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

    kè

    used in 可汗[kè hán]

  • 告
    gào

    (bound form) to say / to tell / to announce / to report / to denounce / to file a lawsuit / to sue

  • 人

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.