秘而不宣

祕而不宣
mì'érbùxuān
idiom #39,266

Meanings

  1. 1 to keep secret and not disclose
  2. 2 to withhold information; to keep something under wraps

Examples

Zhège jìhuà gōngsī mì'érbùxuān.
The company is keeping this plan under wraps.
Tā duì xīn liànqíng mì'érbùxuān.
He kept his new relationship a secret.

Tips

history
From 《··》: 使之上 — "to keep it secret and not reveal it, letting Sun Quan get his way, is not a first-rate plan". A piece of strategic advice during the Three Kingdoms.
grammar
Apostrophe: mì'érbùxuān — syllable break before the vowel-initial (ér).

Stroke Order

ér
xuān