司馬昭之心路人皆知 sī mǎ zhāo zhī xīn lù rén jiē zhī

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

司 sī
HSK 2
take charge of, control, manage; officer
馬 mǎ horse; surname; KangXi radical 187
昭 zhāo bright, luminous; illustrious
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
心 xīn
HSK 3
heart; mind, intelligence; soul
路 lù
HSK 2
road, path, street; journey
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
皆 jiē
HSK 6
all, every, everybody
知 zhī
HSK 2
know, perceive, comprehend