人不知，鬼不覺 in Chinese

IPA: /ʐən³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /ʐən³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: rén bù zhī, guǐ bù jué [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], rén bù zhī, guǐ bù jué [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], rén bù jhih, guěi bù jyué [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], jên² pu⁴ chih¹, kuei³ pu⁴ chüeh² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], rén bù jr̄-, gwěi bù jywé [Mandarin, Yale, standard], ren bu jy, goei bu jyue [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], жэнь бу чжи [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], гуй бу цзюэ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], žɛnʹ bu čži [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], guj bu czjue [Mandarin, Palladius, standard] Forms: 人不知，鬼不觉, 人不知鬼不覺 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 人不知，鬼不覺

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      "zh-pron": "rén bù zhī, guǐ bù jué"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "rén bù zhī, guǐ bù jué"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "rén bù jhih, guěi bù jyué"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jên² pu⁴ chih¹, kuei³ pu⁴ chüeh²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "rén bù jr̄-, gwěi bù jywé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ren bu jy, goei bu jyue"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "жэнь бу чжи"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "гуй бу цзюэ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "žɛnʹ bu čži"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "guj bu czjue"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʐən³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʐən³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "人不知，鬼不覺"
}

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  "literal_meaning": "people don't know it, and ghosts don't feel it",
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        "Chinese terms spelled with 不",
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      "zh-pron": "rén bù zhī, guǐ bù jué"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "rén bù zhī, guǐ bù jué"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "rén bù jhih, guěi bù jyué"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jên² pu⁴ chih¹, kuei³ pu⁴ chüeh²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "rén bù jr̄-, gwěi bù jywé"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ren bu jy, goei bu jyue"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "жэнь бу чжи"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "гуй бу цзюэ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "žɛnʹ bu čži"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "guj bu czjue"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʐən³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʐən³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "人不知，鬼不覺"
}

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"人不知，鬼不覺" meaning in Chinese

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