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to have a tacit understanding

心照不宣
xīn zhào bù xuān
x+īn·1st tonezh+ào·4th toneb+ù·4th tonex+üān·1st tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to know what's going on心中有数xīn zhōng yǒu shùto understand tacitly (idiom) · to know intuitively · to understand thoroughly心领神会xīn lǐng shén huìtwo hearts beat as one (idiom); a kindred spirit心心相印xīn xīn xiāng yìnto understand · to comprehend · to grasp领会lǐng huì
Antonyms
lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head) · I don't understand a word (idiom) · it's all Greek to me一窍不通yī qiào bù tōngto remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom) · to remain perplexed despite much thought百思不解bǎi sī bù jiě
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