秘而不宣

Chinese

		secret	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	not; no	to declare (publicly); to announce
trad. (秘而不宣/祕而不宣)		秘/祕	而	不	宣
simp. (秘而不宣)		秘	而	不	宣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mì'érbùxuān

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩㄢ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mì'érbùxuān
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mì-érbùsyuan
    • Wade–Giles: mi⁴-êrh²-pu⁴-hsüan¹
    • Yale: mì-ér-bù-sywān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miherlbushiuan
    • Palladius: миэрбусюань (mierbusjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛn⁵⁵/

Idiom

秘而不宣

1. to conceal a secret and not disclose it