心知肚明 [－－－－]

Jyutping sam1 zi1 tou5 ming4
Pinyin xīn zhī dù míng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to be well aware
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to be made aware of without being informed
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    唔​使​當口​當面​講而​大家​都​明​；​亦​同前​半句​「​雞食​放光​蟲​」​組成​歇後語
    to understand all the things clearly without putting them in words; to know in one's heart; composing a sandwich pun with the former half 雞食放光蟲; literally: the heart knows and the stomach understands
    • 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。
      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。
      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.
  2. 近義詞
    畫公仔唔駛畫出腸
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to be well aware
    (syn.) 心中有數, 心中有数, 心照不宣
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 心裡明白 – 心里明白
  2. 心中有數 – 心中有数
  3. 心中明白
  4. 心照不宣
  5. 胸中有數 – 胸中有数
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.