秘密

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See also: 祕密

Chinese

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secret
secret; confidential; close
secret; confidential; close; thick; dense
 
trad. (秘密/祕密) /
simp. (秘密)

Pronunciation

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Note: Initial of first syllable is irregular (due to assimilation).

Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (1) (4)
Final () (17) (49)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter pijH mit
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/pˠiɪH/ /mˠiɪt̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/pᵚiH/ /mᵚit̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/piɪH/ /miet̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/pjiH/ /mjit̚/
Li
Rong
/pjiH/ /mjĕt̚/
Wang
Li
/piH/ /mĭĕt̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/piH/ /mi̯ĕt̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
bei3 mat6
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
Middle
Chinese
‹ mit ›
Old
Chinese
/*mri[t]/
English dense

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 553 591
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
2 2
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*mpriɡs/ /*mriɡ/
Notes

Noun

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秘密

  1. secret (knowledge that is hidden)
    保守秘密  ―  bǎoshǒu mìmì  ―  to keep a secret
    商業秘密商业秘密  ―  shāngyè mìmì  ―  trade secret
    掌握國家秘密掌握国家秘密  ―  zhǎngwò guójiā mìmì  ―  to hold state secrets

Synonyms

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Adjective

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秘密

  1. secret (being or kept hidden)
    秘密結社秘密结社  ―  mìmì jiéshè  ―  secret society
    秘密文件  ―  mìmì wénjiàn  ―  secret documents

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (祕密秘密 (mìmì)):
  • Japanese: ()(みつ) (himitsu)
  • Korean: 비밀(祕密) (bimil)
  • Vietnamese: bí mật (祕密)

Others:

See also

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
みつ
Grade: 6
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
祕密 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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()(みつ) (himitsu-na (adnominal ()(みつ) (himitsu na), adverbial ()(みつ) (himitsu ni))

  1. secret

Inflection

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Noun

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()(みつ) or 秘密(ヒミツ) (himitsu

  1. secret
    ハリー・ポッターと()(みつ)()()
    Harī Pottā to Himitsu no Heya
    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Usage notes

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More formal than 内緒(ないしょ) (naisho), though both can be used in casual setting.

Synonyms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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秘密 (bimil) (hangeul 비밀)

  1. hanja form? of 비밀 (secret)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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秘密

  1. chữ Hán form of bí mật (secret).