司马昭之心路人皆知
sī​mǎ​zhāo​zhī​xīn​lù​rén​jiē​zhī

an open secret

  • created sense approved 司马昭之心路人皆知/司馬昭之心路人皆知 · sī​mǎ​zhāo​zhī​xīn​lù​rén​jiē​zhī · an open secret — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    司马昭之心路人皆知 / 司馬昭之心路人皆知

    sī​mǎ​zhāo​zhī​xīn​lù​rén​jiē​zhī

    an open secret

    literally meaning Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone; used to describe a person's wicked intentions being common knowledge

    司马昭之心 (literal) → 司马昭之心/司馬昭之心 · sī​mǎ​zhāo​zhī​xīn · everyone knows your game 路人皆知 (literal) → 路人皆知 · lù​rén​jiē​zhī · known by everyone

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