心知肚明

Chinese

		heart; mind	to know; to be aware	belly; tripe	clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
trad. (心知肚明)		心	知	肚	明
simp. #(心知肚明)		心	知	肚	明

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīnzhīdùmíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓ ㄉㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ zi¹ tou⁵ ming⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīnzhīdùmíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓ ㄉㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sinjhihdùmíng
    • Wade–Giles: hsin¹-chih¹-tu⁴-ming²
    • Yale: syīn-jr̄-dù-míng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinjyduhming
    • Palladius: синьчжидумин (sinʹčžidumin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tu⁵¹ miŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sam¹ zi¹ tou⁵ ming⁴
    • Yale: sām jī tóuh mìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ dzi¹ tou⁵ ming⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ ji¹ tou⁵ ming⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ tʰou̯¹³ mɪŋ²¹/

Idiom

心知肚明

1. to be well aware

Synonyms

• 心中有數／心中有数 (xīnzhōngyǒushù)
• 心照不宣 (xīnzhàobùxuān)

Derived terms

• 雞食放光蟲——心知肚明／鸡食放光虫——心知肚明