人心隔肚皮

Chinese

		people's thoughts; popularity	to separate; to stand or lie between; to divide to separate; to stand or lie between; to divide; to cut off	tummy; belly
simp. and trad. (人心隔肚皮)		人心	隔	肚皮

Etymology

Literally: a person's heart is near one's belly

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): rénxīn gé dùpí

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣㄍㄜˊ ㄉㄨˋ ㄆㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁴ sam¹ gaak³ tou⁵ pei⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: rénxīn gé dùpí
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣㄍㄜˊ ㄉㄨˋ ㄆㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: renshin ger duhpyi
  - IPA ^(key): /ʐən³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ kɤ³⁵ tu⁵¹ pʰi³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jan⁴ sam¹ gaak³ tou⁵ pei⁴
  - Yale: yàhn sām gaak tóuh pèih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁴ sam¹ gaak⁸ tou⁵ pei⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yen⁴ sem¹ gag³ tou⁵ péi⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐn²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ kɑːk̚³ tʰou̯¹³ pʰei̯²¹/

Idiom

人心隔肚皮

keep one's thoughts to oneself
keep one's thoughts close to one's breast
to not reveal what one is thinking

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