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天機不可泄漏
tin1 gei1 bat1 ho2 sit3 lau6 |
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[1] must not be revealed (lit., "mysteries of heaven must not be revealed") [2] I am not at liberty to inform you Var.: 天機不可泄露. This expression is the second part of 三寶是天機 天機不可洩漏. See [en.wikipedia.org] for an explanation of 三寶.
Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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天機不可泄漏 / 天机不可泄漏 | ||
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Characters in this word:天 tin1 - sky, heaven機 gei1 - machine 不 bat1 - not; no; un- 可 ho2 hak1 - can; approve; need; but 泄 sit3 - let out; leak; vent 漏 lau6 - leak; miss out; divulge; loophole | ||
One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:天機不可洩漏 tin1 gei1 bat1 ho2 sit3 lau6 = not be able to confide a secret |
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