秘而不宣 mì ér bù xuān

DEFINITIONS

  1. to withhold information
  2. to keep sth secret

CHARACTERS

秘 mì
HSK 5
secret, mysterious, abstruse
而 ér
HSK 3
and; and then; and yet; but
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
宣 xuān
HSK 5
declare, announce, proclaim