神不知鬼不觉 shén bù zhī guǐ bù jué unnoticed

Explanation

形容事情做得很秘密，让人察觉不到。

Describes an action that is so secret that no one notices it.

Origin Story

传说，古代有一位神偷，他轻功卓绝，神出鬼没，每次行窃都神不知鬼不觉，让人防不胜防。他曾潜入皇宫，盗走了一件价值连城的宝物，却无人知晓。人们都说他是神仙下凡，只有他自己知道，这都是靠多年的苦练和精妙的技巧得来的。

chuán shuō, gǔ dài yǒu yī wèi shén tōu, tā qīng gōng zhuó jué, shén chū guǐ méi, měi cì xíng qiè dōu shén bù zhī guǐ bù jué, ràng rén fáng bù shèng fáng. tā céng qián rù huáng gōng, dào zǒu le yī jiàn jià zhí lián chéng de bǎo wù, què wú rén zhī xiǎo. rén men dōu shuō tā shì shén xiān xià fán, zhǐ yǒu tā zì jǐ zhī dào, zhè dōu shì kào duō nián de kǔ liàn hé jīng miào de jì qiǎo dé lái de.

Legend has it that in ancient times, there was a master thief who possessed incredible light skills and was a master of stealth. Each of his thefts went unnoticed, and no one could stop him. He even infiltrated the imperial palace and stole a priceless treasure, without anyone knowing. People said he was a god who had descended to earth, but only he knew that this was achieved through years of practice and ingenious techniques.

Usage

这个成语通常用于形容秘密行动，或者形容事情发生的悄无声息。

zhè ge chéng yǔ tóng cháng yòng yú xíng róng mì mì xíng dòng, huò zhě xíng róng shì qíng fā shēng de qiāo wú shēng xī.

This idiom is often used to describe secret actions, or to describe how something happens quietly and without notice.

Examples

• 他神不知鬼不觉地溜走了。

  tā shén bù zhī guǐ bù jué de liū zǒu le.

  He slipped away unnoticed.

• 这个秘密计划神不知鬼不觉地执行了。

  zhè ge mì mì jì huà shén bù zhī guǐ bù jué de zhí xíng le

  This secret plan was carried out unnoticed.

Related Idioms

• 神不知鬼不晓

• 悄无声息

Opposite Idioms

• 大张旗鼓

• 昭然若揭