秘密

See also: 祕密

Chinese

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

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 秘密

1. secret (knowledge that is hidden)

   越心虛越解釋關於你和她公開的秘密。沒什麼了不起，說什麼對不起？ [MSC, trad.]
   越心虚越解释关于你和她公开的秘密。没什么了不起，说什么对不起？ [MSC, simp.]

   Yuè xīnxū yuè jiěshì guānyú nǐ hé tā gōngkāi de mìmì. Méi shénme liǎobùqǐ, shuō shénme duìbùqǐ? [Pinyin]

   The more [you are] afraid of being found out, the more [you] [try to] explain the public secret of you and her. [It's] nothing special, why apologize?

Synonyms

• 隱秘／隐秘 (yǐnmì)

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 秘密

1. secret (being or kept hidden)

Synonyms

• 詭秘／诡秘 (guǐmì)
• 精微 (jīngwēi)
• 妙 (miào)
• 神秘 (shénmì)
• 隱秘／隐秘 (yǐnmì)

Antonyms

• 公開／公开 (gōngkāi)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (祕密／秘密 (mìmì)):

• → Japanese: 秘(ひ)密(みつ) (himitsu)
• → Korean: 비밀(祕密) (bimil)
• → Vietnamese: bí mật (祕密)

Related terms

• 機密／机密 (jīmì)
• 絕密／绝密 (juémì)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
秘	密
ひ Grade: 6	みつ Grade: 6
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
祕密 (kyūjitai)

Noun

秘(ひ)密(みつ) or 秘密(ヒミツ) • (himitsu) 

1. secret

   ハリー・ポッターと秘(ひ)密(みつ)の部(へ)屋(や)

   Harī Pottā to Himitsu no Heya

   Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

   • 1905, 夏目漱石, 吾輩は猫である:

     下女(げじょ)は国事(こくじ)の秘密(ひみつ)でも語(はか)る時(とき)のように大得意(だいとくい)である。

     Gejo wa kokuji no himitsu demo hakaru toki no yō ni daitokui de aru.

     The maid acted as if she were telling him some kind of national secret.

Synonyms

• 内緒(ないしょ) (naisho)

Usage notes

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

See also

• 機密(きみつ) (kimitsu)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
秘	密

Noun

秘密 • (bimil) (hangeul 비밀)

1. hanja form^? of 비밀 (“secret”)

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
秘	密

Noun

秘密

1. chữ Hán form of bí mật (“secret”).