路人皆知 Lùrén jiē zhī Known to all

Explanation

比喻某人的意图、目的非常明显，人尽皆知。

It means that someone's intentions or purposes are very obvious and well-known.

Origin Story

公元249年，魏国皇帝曹芳年幼，大权落入曹爽手中。司马懿虽然地位显赫，但一直被曹爽压制，司马懿表面上对曹爽恭敬有加，暗地里却一直在积蓄力量，图谋篡权。司马懿的野心，朝中大臣大多心知肚明，甚至连普通百姓也都看在眼里。一次，曹爽兄弟外出，司马懿趁机发动政变，将曹爽兄弟一网打尽。司马懿成功夺权后，他的野心路人皆知，最终他家族掌控了魏国，并最终奠定了晋朝的基业。

gōngyuán 249 nián, wèi guó huángdì cáo fāng nián yòu, dà quán luò rù cáo shuǎng shǒu zhōng. sī mǎ yì suīrán dìwèi xiǎnhè, dàn yīzhí bèi cáo shuǎng yāzhì, sī mǎ yì biǎomiàn shang duì cáo shuǎng gōngjìng yǒu jiā, àn dì lǐ què yīzhí zài jīxù lìliàng, túmóu cuànquán. sī mǎ yì de yěxīn, zhāochóng dàchén dà duō xīn zhī dǔmíng, shènzhì lián pǔtōng bǎixìng yě dōu kàn zài yǎn lǐ. yī cì, cáo shuǎng xiōngdì wàichū, sī mǎ yì chèn jī fādòng zhèngbiàn, jiāng cáo shuǎng xiōngdì yī wǎng dǎ jìn. sī mǎ yì chénggōng duóquán hòu, tā de yěxīn lùrén jiē zhī, zuìzhōng tā jiāzú zhǎngkòng le wèi guó, bìng zuìzhōng diàndìng le jìn cháo de jīyè.

In 249 AD, Cao Fang, the emperor of the Wei kingdom, was young, and power fell into the hands of Cao Shuang. Although Sima Yi held a high position, he was always suppressed by Cao Shuang. Sima Yi outwardly showed great respect to Cao Shuang, but secretly he had been accumulating power and plotting to usurp power. Sima Yi's ambition was known to most court officials and even ordinary people. Once, Cao Shuang's brothers went out, and Sima Yi took the opportunity to launch a coup, arresting Cao Shuang's brothers. After Sima Yi successfully seized power, his ambition was known to all. Ultimately, his family controlled the Wei kingdom and eventually laid the foundation for the Jin dynasty.

Usage

常用于形容某人的野心或阴谋已昭然若揭，人尽皆知。

cháng yòng yú xíngróng mǒu rén de yěxīn huò yīnmóu yǐ zhāorán ruòjiē, rénjìn jiē zhī

It is often used to describe that someone's ambition or conspiracy is obvious and well-known.

Examples

• 司马昭之心，路人皆知。

  simǎ zhāo zhī xīn, lùrén jiē zhī

  Sima Zhao's ambition is known to everyone.

• 他的野心，路人皆知

  tā de yěxīn, lùrén jiē zhī

  His ambition is known to all

Related Idioms

• 家喻户晓

• 尽人皆知

Opposite Idioms

• 秘而不宣

• 讳莫如深