心知 [－－]

Jyutping sam1 zi1
Pinyin xīn1zhi

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to know something already without being told explicitly [colloquial]
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    老板埋单之后就拎部计数机出嚟，大家都心知肚明，呢餐要自己俾钱嘞。
    老闆埋單之後就拎部計數機出嚟，大家都心知肚明，呢餐要自己俾錢嘞。
    lou5 baan2 maai4 daan1 zi1 hau6 zau6 ling1 bou6 gai3 sou3 gei1 ceot1 lai4, daai6 ga dou1 sam1 zi1 tou5 ming4, ni1 caan1 jiu3 zi6 gei2 bei2 cin2 laak3.
    • After checking the bill, our boss took out a calculator. We all already knew that we had to pay for the meal ourselves.