此地無銀三百兩 cǐ dì wú yín sān bǎi liǎng

to reveal a secret; a clumsy cover-up

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom); fig. to reveal what one intends to hide

Characters

Character Meaning
此 cǐ HSK 4
this; these
地 dì HSK 3
ground; land; adverb marker -ly
無 wú
not; no; not to have
銀 yín
silver; relating to money or currency; silver-colored
三 sān HSK 1
three; 3; surname San
百 bǎi HSK 2
hundred; numerous; all kinds of
兩 liǎng
two; both; some