司馬昭之心
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See also: 司马昭之心
Chinese
| Sima Zhao | 's; him/her/it; this | heart; mind | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (司馬昭之心) | 司馬昭 | 之 | 心 | |
| simp. (司马昭之心) | 司马昭 | 之 | 心 | |
| Literally: “(even the people in the street know) Sima Zhao's heart”. | ||||
Etymology
Short for 司馬昭之心——路人皆知／司马昭之心——路人皆知 (Sīmǎ Zhāo zhī xīn, lùrén jiē zhī).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙ ㄇㄚˇ ㄓㄠ ㄓ ㄒㄧㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Sihmǎ Jhao jhih sin
- Wade–Giles: Ssŭ1-ma3 Chao1 chih1 hsin1
- Yale: Sz̄-mǎ Jāu jr̄ syīn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Symaa Jau jy shin
- Palladius: Сыма Чжао чжи синь (Syma Čžao čži sinʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sz̩⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
司馬昭之心
- evil ambitions that are transparent to everyone