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司馬昭之心路人皆知

简司马昭之心路人皆知 · 繁司馬昭之心路人皆知

Mandarin · pinyin Sī mǎ Zhāo zhī xīn lù rén jiē zhī

lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom)
fig. an open secret

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司: sī · take charge of, control, manage; officer
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昭: zhāo · bright, luminous; illustrious
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
路: lù · road, path, street; journey
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
皆: jiē · all, every, everybody
知: zhī · know, perceive, comprehend
马: mǎ · horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187

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1–3–1–1–1–4–2–1–1 · Si1 ma3 Zhao1 zhi1 xin1 lu4 ren2 jie1 zhi1

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