天知地知 — “Known only to Heaven and Earth, implying nobody else knows”
天知地知 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Known only to Heaven and Earth, implying nobody else knows”. A complete secret. Alternatively, it can mean widely known, an open secret. Literally, “Heaven knows, Earth knows”.
天知地知 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 天知地知 mean?
天知地知 (tiān zhī dì zhī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Known only to Heaven and Earth, implying nobody else knows”.
How do you pronounce 天知地知?
天知地知 is pronounced tiān zhī dì zhī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 天知地知 literally mean?
Literally, 天知地知 means “Heaven knows, Earth knows”. It is used to mean “Known only to Heaven and Earth, implying nobody else knows”.
What is the Chinese definition of 天知地知?
天知道，地知道。指人人都知道。亦指只有天知道，地知道，没有别人知道。