天知地知你知我知
tiān​zhī​dì​zhī​nǐ​zhī​wǒ​zhī

a secret known only to us

  • created sense approved 天知地知你知我知 · tiān​zhī​dì​zhī​nǐ​zhī​wǒ​zhī · a secret known only to us — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    天知地知你知我知

    tiān​zhī​dì​zhī​nǐ​zhī​wǒ​zhī

    a secret known only to us

    lit. heaven knows, earth knows, you know and I know; used to describe a secret that is supposedly confidential but is actually known by multiple parties or will inevitably be revealed

    天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · God 知 (literal) → 知 · zhī · to know 地 (literal) → 地 · dì · earth 知 (literal) → 知 · zhī · to know 你 (literal) → 你 · nǐ · you 知 (literal) → 知 · zhī · to know 我 (literal) → 我 · wǒ · I 知 (literal) → 知 · zhī · to know

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