不宣
bù​xuān

not to declare

  • created sense approved 不宣 · bù​xuān · not to declare — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不宣

    bù​xuān

    not to declare

    (bound form) To not make public; to not publicize or spread; often used in fixed expressions like [[心照不宣|心照不宣|xin1 zhao4 bu4 xuan1]] or [[秘而不宣|祕而不宣|mi4 er2 bu4 xuan1]]

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 宣 (literal) → 宣 · xuān · to declare

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  • created sense approved 不宣 · bù​xuān · I will not say more — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不宣

    bù​xuān

    I will not say more

    Used as a formal closure in personal letters to indicate that one will not go into further detail.

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 宣 (literal) → 宣 · xuān · to declare

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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