SECRET  祕密密

VOLUNTARILY:deliberately CONCEALED FROM OTHERS OR from PERSONS OUTSIDE a certain GROUP.
CONFIDENTIALTOP SECRETCLASSIFIEDUNDISCLOSEDUNKNOWNPRIVATEUNDER WRAPSINFORMAL HUSH-HUSHFORMAL SUB ROSA. ANTONYM PUBLICKNOWNCLANDESTINECOVERTUNDERCOVERUNDERGROUNDSURREPTITIOUSSTEALTHYFURTIVECLOAK-AND-DAGGERHOLE-AND-CORNERCLOSETINFORMAL HUSH-HUSH
Antonym
  • PUBLICOUTSIDE the HOME, AND what CAN be KNOWN by OR SHOWN to MANY.
    Hypernym
    • CONCEALCAUSE TO BECOME OBSCURE:invisible.
      • OBSCUREDARK so as to be DIFFICULT to SEE, DIFFICULT to UNDERSTAND OR STRANGE to THINK of.
        • DARKCOLOUR LACKING BRIGHTNESS.
          • COLOURAPPEARANCE of SURFACES which REFLECT OR ISSUE LIGHT, PERCEIVED USING the EYES....
    See also
    • PROFOUNDOBSCURE BUT INTENSELY INTERESTING.
      Hyponym
      • PRIVATE　SECRET IN-RELATION-TO ALL OFFICIALS AND PERRSONAL.
        Old Chinese Criteria
        1. The current general word for something being kept secret from the general public, but it remaining accessible to an inner circle, is mì 密 (ant. míng 明 "openly, for everyone to see").

        2. Yǐn 隱 (ant. xiǎn 顯 "manifestly, demonstratively") refers primarily to hiding something or being hidden from everyone except the person who is hiding it.

        3. Yīn 陰 (ant. míng 明 "openly, for everyone to see") refers to covert actions hidden from a certain person group.

        4. Tōu 偷 (ant. zhèng 正 "regularly and openly") refers to unreglemented inappropriate secrecy.

        5. Sī 私 (ant. gōng 公 "openly") focusses on the aspect of discreetness in secrecy.

        6. Jiàn 間 (ant. zhèng 正 "straightforwardly") refers to the secretiveness of secret agents in espionage and the like.

        7. Wēi 微 (ant. zhí 直 "straightforwardly") typically refers to secrecy achieved through indirectness or subtlety in the form of communication.

        8. Àn 暗 / 闇 (ant. míng 明 "openly, for everyone to see") gains its nuance from the original meaning of darkness and focusses on the shadiness of secretive action.

        Modern Chinese Criteria
        暗暗 / 偷偷

        奧秘 / 奧妙

        秘密

        機密

        絕密

        機要

        隱秘

        神秘

        詭秘

        地下

        潛在

        背眼

        私房

        體己

        心腹

        曖昧

        暗昧

        秘

        私

        密

        黑

        陰

        見不得人

        rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

        Old Chinese Contrasts
        1. What is kept from public knowledge may be commendable act (), or to be condemned (), or unspecified.

        2. What is not allowed to be known may be kept secret from everyone (); or from a specified group of people (); or from the general public only ().

        • Novyj objasnitel'nyj Slovar' Sinonimov Russkogo Jazyka ( APRESJAN 2004) p. 1137

        • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 17.36

        • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

          SECRET

          arcanus refers to things that are naturally secret and of which one typically stands in awe, and which should not therefore be openly divulged.

          mysterium refers to elevated religious secrets that are not publicly divulged.

          secretum is the ordinary general term referring to anything that is deliberately hidden away and made inaccessible to outsiders because of some fear.

          SECRET

          clam refers to the deliberate act of keeping abstract things hidden, as opposed to public, palam.

          occulte is the deliberate act of keeping something hidden from physical view, as opposed to visibly, aperte.

        • “荀子”單音節形容詞同義關係研究 ( HUANG XIAODONG 2003) p. 214

        • “荀子”單音節形容詞同義關係研究 ( HUANG XIAODONG 2003) p. 67

        • Lateinische Synonymik ( MENGE) p. 314

        • 跟我學同義詞 ( CAI SHAOWEI 2010) p. 16

        • 跟我學同義詞 ( CAI SHAOWEI 2010) p. 20

        • 古漢語常用詞同義詞詞典 ( HONG CHENGYU 2009) p. 579

        Words

        陰  yīn OC: qrɯm MC: ʔim 31 Attributions

        Yīn 陰 (ant. míng 明 "openly, for everyone to see") refers to covert actions hidden from a certain person group.

          Word relations
        • Ant: 陽/SHOW
        • Epithet: 謀/PLOT
        • Synon: 暗/SECRET Àn 暗/闇 (ant. míng 明 "openly, for everyone to see") gains its nuance from the original meaning of darkness and focusses on the shadiness of secretive action.
        • Synon: 伏/SECRET

          Syntactic words
        • nabactsecret methods
        • vadNhidden, secret and unknown to a person or group who would be interested to know
        • vadVsecretly; in an indirect way; in hidden ways
        • viactact secretly without the knowledge of a person who would be interested to know
        偷  tōu OC: lʰoo MC: thu 25 Attributions

        Tōu 偷 (ant. zhèng 正 "regularly and openly") refers to unreglemented inappropriate secrecy.

          Syntactic words
        • vadVfurtively, in an unreglemented and irresponsible secretive way, secretly, unofficially；using underhand methods; in ways that do not tolerate the light of day
        • vi(of actions) be secretive, be hidden, be non-public
        • viactengage in secretive unreglemented action, engage in fraudulent underhand action
        • vtoNdeal secretly and irresponsibly as well as fraudulently with
        竊  qiè OC: tsheed MC: tshet 21 Attributions
          Syntactic words
        • vadVfurtively, secretly; surreptitiously; quietly without making an overt show of it
        • vtoNcausativecause to be secret> keep secretCH
        祕  mì OC: priɡs MC: pi
        祕  mì OC: mprigs MC: pi
        密  mì OC: mbriɡ MC: mit 15 Attributions

        The current general word for something being kept secret from the general public, but it remaining accessible to an inner circle, is mì 密 (ant. míng 明 "openly, for everyone to see").

          Syntactic words
        • nabmentaloccasionally secretiveness; strenuously kept secrecy from the general public
        • vadNsecret, being strenuously kept secret from all outsiders
        • vadVsecretely
        • vi.redbe secretive; make secret plans
        • vtoNpassivebe kept secret
        私  sī OC: sil MC: si 11 Attributions

        Sī 私 (ant. gōng 公 "openly") focusses on the aspect of discreetness in secrecy.

          Syntactic words
        • vadNnon-public and secret
        • vadVin one's own private interest, and secretly; non-publicly and secretly
        • vt+prep+Nmake secret/informal contact with (???)
        微  wēi OC: mɯl MC: mɨi 10 Attributions

        Wēi 微 (ant. zhí 直 "straightforwardly") typically refers to secrecy achieved through indirectness or subtlety in the form of communication.

          Syntactic words
        • nabactsecret practices (SHUOWEN)
        • vadNhidden subtle
        • vadVindirectly, covertly, without being discovered; secretly
        • vibe secret, covert > be not easily accessible
        潛  qián OC: sɡam MC: dziɛm 9 Attributions

          Word relations
        • Epithet: 行/WALK The current general word for walking is xíng 行(ant. zhǐ 止 "stay put").
        • Assoc: 藏 / 藏臧/CONCEAL Cáng 藏 (ant. xiàn 見) adds to the notion of hiding that of safe keeping and collecting for use.xxx

          Syntactic words
        • vadNhidden, secret
        • vadVcovertly> furtively; in a hidden way, non-overtly
        • vtt(oN1.)+N2causativekeep the contextually determinate N1 secret from N2
        闇  àn OC: qɯɯms MC: ʔəm 4 Attributions
          Syntactic words
        • v[adN]secret and illicit deedsCH
        • vadVsecretly
        隱  yǐn OC: qɯnʔ MC: ʔɨn 4 Attributions

        Yǐn 隱 (ant. xiǎn 顯 "manifestly, demonstratively") refers primarily to being hidden from everyone except the person who is hiding it.

          Syntactic words
        • vadNconfidential; secret
        • vadVconfidentially, secretly
        • vibe hidden
        • vtoNcausativecause to be hidden> to obscure, to hide, conceal
        幽  yōu OC: qriw MC: ʔi̯u 3 Attributions
          Syntactic words
        • nsubjectwhat is hidden or secret; unseen secret places
        • vadVsecretly
        翳  yì OC: qees MC: ʔei 3 Attributions
          Syntactic words
        • narcher's disguise
        • vadVsecretly; without anyone knowing about it
        • vi.redbe secretive and hiddenCH
        • viactbe secretive
        間  jiàn OC: kreens MC: kɣɛn
        閒  jiàn OC: kreens MC: kɣɛn 2 Attributions

        Jiàn 間 (ant. zhèng 正 "straightforwardly") refers to the secretiveness of secret agents in espionage and the like.

          Syntactic words
        • vadNsecret
        • vadVsecretly; informally
        周密  zhōu mì OC: tjɯw mbriɡ MC: tɕɨu mit 2 Attributions
          Syntactic words
        • VPibe secretive; be altogether secret
        奧  ào 2 Attributions
          Syntactic words
        • nab.post-Nthe mystical secret ofCH
        • vadNsecretCH
        伏  fú OC: bɯɡ MC: buk 1 Attribution

          Word relations
        • Synon: 陰/SECRET Yīn 陰 (ant. míng 明 "openly, for everyone to see") refers to covert actions hidden from a certain person group.

          Syntactic words
        • vadNhidden
        祕密  mì mì OC: priɡs mbriɡ MC: pi mit 1 Attribution
          Syntactic words
        • VPibe strictly secret
        祕惜  mì xī OC: mprigs sqaɡ MC: pi siɛk 1 Attribution
          Syntactic words
        • VPtoNkeep secret
        奧區  ào qū MC: -- khju OC: quuɡs khoCH 1 Attribution
          Syntactic words
        • NPabfigurativesecret recessesCH
        竊竊然  qiè qiè rán MC: tshet tshet nyen OC: tsheed tsheed njenCH 1 Attribution
          Syntactic words
        • vi.red:-p::adVunbeknownst to othersCH
        周閉  zhōu bì MC: tsyuw pejH OC: tjɯw piidsLZ 1 Attribution
          Syntactic words
        • VPibe secretiveLZ
        幽閒  yōu xián MC: -- -- OC: qriw --LZ 1 Attribution
          Syntactic words
        • VPadNsecluded, secretLZ
        秘  mì MC: pijH OC: --DS 1 Attribution
          Syntactic words
        • nadNsecretDS
        盜  dào MC: dawH OC: daawsDS 1 Attribution
          Syntactic words
        • vadVfurtively; in an unreglemented and irresponsible secretive way; secretly; unofficially (cf. modern 偷偷地）DS
        曖昧  ài mèi MC: 'ojH mwojH OC: qɯɯds mɯɯdsCH 1 Attribution
          Syntactic words
        • VPadNabhidden, kept secret; non-obviousCH
        暗  àn OC: qɯɯms MC: ʔəm 0 Attributions

        Àn 暗/闇 (ant. míng 明 "openly, for everyone to see") gains its nuance from the original meaning of darkness and focusses on the shadiness of secretive action.

          Word relations
        • Synon: 陰/SECRET Yīn 陰 (ant. míng 明 "openly, for everyone to see") refers to covert actions hidden from a certain person group.

          Syntactic words
        • vadNsecret (plans)
        • vadVsecretly
        祕要  mì yào OC: priɡs qews MC: pi ʔiɛu 0 Attributions
          Syntactic words
        • NPabtextsecrets

        Existing SW for

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