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心知肚明 (sam1 zi1 tou5 ming4) — Literally "the heart understands and the stomach knows". in Cantonese

samˉ¹心ziˉ¹知touˏ₅肚mingˎ₄明
Mandarin Pinyin: xin1 zhi1 du4 ming2

Meaning of 心知肚明

nounLiterally "the heart understands and the stomach knows".
noun"I know in my heart and in my stomach..."
nounto be made aware of without being informed

Characters in 心知肚明

心sam1
Kangxi radical 61
知zi1
know; understand; be aware of
肚tou5
du3
明ming4
a Chinese family name

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