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): ㄒㄧㄣㄓㄉㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ zi¹ tou⁵ ming⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīnzhīdùmíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣㄓㄉㄨˋ 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

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

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