神不知，鬼不觉 — “Done in secret, without anyone knowing or noticing”
神不知，鬼不觉 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Done in secret, without anyone knowing or noticing”. Stealthily. Literally, “Gods don't know, ghosts don't perceive”.
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神不知，鬼不觉 Pronunciation and Pinyin
神不知，鬼不觉 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 神不知，鬼不觉
小猫神不知鬼不觉地溜进了厨房，偷吃了盘子里的鱼
The kitten stealthily sneaked into the kitchen and secretly ate the fish from the plate.
Idioms Related to 神不知，鬼不觉
More idioms starting with 神
- shén神bù不zhǔ主tǐ体mind loses control of body
- shén神bù不shǒu守shè舍absent-minded or distracted
- shén神bù不shōu收shě舍absent-minded and distraught
- shén神bù不zhī知guǐ鬼bù不xiǎo晓done secretly without anyone knowing
- shén神bù不zhī知guǐ鬼bù不jué觉without anyone knowing
- shén神bù不fù附tǐ体absent-minded or distracted
- shén神sàng丧dǎn胆luò落utterly terrified
- shén神hū乎qí其jì技divine in one's skill
- shén神hū乎qí其shén神incredibly marvelous and mysterious
- shén神jiāo交yǐ已jiǔ久admired from afar for a long time
- shén神rén人gòng共yuè悦delight gods and humans
- shén神rén人gòng共fèn愤arouse universal indignation
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What does 神不知，鬼不觉 mean?
神不知，鬼不觉 (shén bù zhī ， guǐ bù jué) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Done in secret, without anyone knowing or noticing”.
How do you pronounce 神不知，鬼不觉?
神不知，鬼不觉 is pronounced shén bù zhī ， guǐ bù jué in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 神不知，鬼不觉 literally mean?
Literally, 神不知，鬼不觉 means “Gods don't know, ghosts don't perceive”. It is used to mean “Done in secret, without anyone knowing or noticing”.
What is the Chinese definition of 神不知，鬼不觉?
形容事情做得很秘密，没有被人发觉。