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神不知鬼不覺

简 神不知鬼不觉 · 繁 神不知鬼不覺
Mandarin · pinyin shén bù zhī guǐ bù jué

Meanings

  1. top secret
  2. hush-hush
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Characters in this entry

神
shén · spirit, god, supernatural being
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
知
zhī · know, perceive, comprehend
鬼
guǐ · ghost; spirit of dead; devil; Kangxi radical 194; 23rd lunar mansion, determinative star θ Cancri
覺
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觉
jué · to wake up from sleep; conscious
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2–4–1–3–4–2 · shen2 bu4 zhi1 gui3 bu4 jue2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

san4 bat1 zi1 gwai2 bat1 gok3

Cantonese word readings for 神不知鬼不覺. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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san4 bat1 zi1 gwai2 bat1 gok3

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) unbeknownst to anybody

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