司马昭之心路人皆知

sī mǎ zhāo zhī xīn lù rén jiē zhī

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 司马昭之心路人皆知

之
zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])

人
rén

person; people

心
xīn

heart

皆
jiē

all

路
lù

road

路人
lù rén

passer-by

马
mǎ

horse

司
sī

to take charge of

司马昭
sī mǎ zhāo

Sima Zhao (211-265), military general and statesman of Cao Wei 曹魏[cáo wèi]

心路
xīn lù

scheme

昭
zhāo

bright

知
zhī

to know

路人皆知
lù rén jiē zhī

understood by everyone (idiom); well known