人不知，鬼不覺
See also: 人不知，鬼不觉
Chinese
| man; person; people | not; no | to know; to be aware | ghost; sly; crafty | not; no | feel; find that; thinking feel; find that; thinking; awake; aware; a nap; a sleep | |||
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| trad. (人不知，鬼不覺) | 人 | 不 | 知 | ， | 鬼 | 不 | 覺 | |
| simp. (人不知，鬼不觉) | 人 | 不 | 知 | ， | 鬼 | 不 | 觉 | |
| alternative forms | 人不知鬼不覺／人不知鬼不觉 | |||||||
| Literally: “people don't know it, and ghosts don't feel it”. | ||||||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: rén bù zhī, guǐ bù jué
- Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ , ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: rén bù jhih, guěi bù jyué
- Wade–Giles: jên2 pu4 chih1, kuei3 pu4 chüeh2
- Yale: rén bù jr̄-, gwěi bù jywé
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ren bu jy, goei bu jyue
- Palladius: жэнь бу чжи, гуй бу цзюэ (žɛnʹ bu čži, guj bu czjue)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʐən³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
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- very secret or mysterious
See also
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