Zhāo
zhī
xīn
,
rén
jiē
zhī

idiom
common

Meaning of 司马昭之心,路人皆知

司马昭之心,路人皆知 means ambition or ulterior motives that are obvious to everyone; an open secret. Pronounced Sī mǎ Zhāo zhī xīn , lù rén jiē zhī.

  • ambition or ulterior motives that are obvious to everyone; an open secret

Definitions & Examples

de
Zhāo
zhī
xīn
 
rén
jiē
zhī
 
jiù
shì
xiǎng
dài
zǒng
jīng
de
wèi
zhi
 

His ambition is obvious to everyone—he just wants to replace the general manager.

Měi
guó
zhèng
pín
pín
chǎo
zuò
Tái
wān
wèn
 
Zhāo
zhī
xīn
 
rén
jiē
zhī
 

American politicians keep hyping up the Taiwan issue—their ulterior motives are obvious to all.

bié
zài
yǎn
shì
le
 
de
Zhāo
zhī
xīn
 
rén
jiē
zhī
 

Stop covering it up—your hidden agenda is obvious to everyone.

Zhè
jiā
gōng
suǒ
wèi
de
huán
bǎo
huà
 
guò
shì
Zhāo
zhī
xīn
 
rén
jiē
zhī
 
shì
wèi
le
táo
jiān
guǎn
 

This company's so-called environmental plan is nothing more than an obvious scheme with ulterior motives, aimed at evading regulation.