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司马昭之心路人皆知

Sī mǎ Zhāo zhī xīn lù rén jiē zhī

9-character word Traditional 司馬昭之心路人皆知

What 司马昭之心路人皆知 means

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

The characters in 司马昭之心路人皆知

• 司sīto take charge of; to manage; department (under a ministry)
• 马mǎhorse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
• 昭zhāobright; clear; manifest
• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
• 心xīnheart; mind; intention
• 路lùroad; journey; route
• 人rénperson; people
• 皆jiēall; each and every; in all cases
• 知zhīto know; to be aware