司 马 昭 之 心 路 人 皆 知

Sī mǎ Zhāo zhī xīn lù rén jiē zhīdictionary entry

lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom) / fig. an open secret

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Original source entry:

司馬昭之心路人皆知 司马昭之心路人皆知 [Si1 ma3 Zhao1 zhi1 xin1 lu4 ren2 jie1 zhi1] /lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom)/fig. an open secret/

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司
sī
to take charge of / to manage / department (under a ministry)
Sī
surname Si
马
mǎ
horse / CL:匹[pǐ] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess
Mǎ
surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Mǎ lái xī yà]
昭
zhāo
bright / clear / manifest / to show clearly
之
zhī
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de]) / him / her / it
心
xīn
heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:顆|颗[kē],個|个[gè]
路
lù
road (CL:條|条[tiáo]) / journey / route / line (bus etc) / sort / kind
Lù
surname Lu
人
rén
person / people / CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi],名[míng]
皆
jiē
all / each and every / in all cases
知
zhī
to know / to be aware

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