司馬昭之心

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
(Pinyin): Sīmǎ Zhāo zhī xīn

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄇㄚˇ ㄓㄠㄓㄒㄧㄣ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Sīmǎ Zhāo zhī xīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄇㄚˇ ㄓㄠㄓㄒㄧㄣ
  - 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/

Idiom

司馬昭之心

evil ambitions that are transparent to everyone

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