司马昭之心路人皆知

sī mǎ zhāo zhī xīn lù rén jiē zhī

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Definitions

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

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Child Words of 司马昭之心路人皆知

• 之 之 zhī: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
• 人 人 rén: person; people
• 心 心 xīn: heart
• 皆 皆 jiē: all
• 路 路 lù: road
• 路人 路人 lù rén: passer-by
• 马 马 mǎ: horse
• 司 司 sī: to take charge of
• 司马昭 司马昭 sī mǎ zhāo: Sima Zhao (211-265), military general and statesman of Cao Wei 曹魏[cáo wèi]
• 心路 心路 xīn lù: scheme
• 昭 昭 zhāo: bright
• 知 知 zhī: to know
• 路人皆知 路人皆知 lù rén jiē zhī: understood by everyone (idiom); well known