| 司马昭之心路人皆知 |
Sī mǎ Zhāo zhī xīn lù rén jiē zhī |
lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom) / fig. an open secret |
| 司 |
Sī |
surname Si |
| 司 |
sī |
to take charge of / to manage / department (under a ministry) |
| 司马 |
Sī mǎ |
Minister of War (official title in pre-Han Chinese states) / two-character surname Sima |
| 司马昭 |
Sī mǎ Zhāo |
Sima Zhao (211-265), military general and statesman of Cao Wei 曹魏 |
| 马 |
Mǎ |
surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 马来西亚 |
| 马 |
mǎ |
horse / CL:匹 / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess |
| 昭 |
zhāo |
bright / clear / manifest / to show clearly |
| 之 |
zhī |
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) / him / her / it |
| 心 |
xīn |
heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:颗,个 |
| 心路 |
xīn lù |
scheme / artifice / tolerance / intention / motive / train of thought / brains / wit / ideas |
| 路 |
Lù |
surname Lu |
| 路 |
lù |
road (CL:条) / journey / route / line (bus etc) / sort; kind |
| 路人 |
lù rén |
passer-by / stranger |
| 路人皆知 |
lù rén jiē zhī |
understood by everyone (idiom); well known / a household name |
| 人 |
rén |
person; people / CL:个,位 |
| 皆 |
jiē |
all / each and every / in all cases |
| 知 |
zhī |
to know / to be aware |