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祕而不宣

简 秘而不宣 · 繁 祕而不宣
Mandarin · pinyin mì ér bù xuān

Meanings

  1. to withhold information
  2. to keep sth secret
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Characters in this entry

祕
mì · mysterious, secret, abstruse
而
ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
宣
xuān · declare, announce, proclaim
秘
mì · secret, mysterious, abstruse
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4–2–4–1 · mi4 er2 bu4 xuan1

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bei3 ji4 bat1 syun1

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