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Simplfied Chinese
心照不宣
Traditional Chinese
心照不宣
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
xīn zhào bù xuān
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
sam1 jiu3 bat1 syun1
Short definition a tacit mutual understanding
Usage frequency Somewhat infrequent
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All available English definitions a tacit mutual understandingMDBG icon / to have a tacit understandingAdso icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: to have a tacit understanding
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samemdbg
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: a tacit mutual understanding
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他们俩(tā men liǎ) the two of them
彼此(bǐ cǐ) each other
心照不宣(xīn zhào bù xuān) a tacit mutual understanding

They have a secret understanding between them.

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