sī mǎ zhāo zhī xīn lù rén jiē zhī
lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom)
fig. an open secret
司
sī
to take charge of
马
mǎ
abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]
昭
zhāo
bright
之
zhī
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
心
xīn
heart
路
lù
road (CL:條|条[tiao2])
人
rén
person; people
皆
jiē
all
知
to know
