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Progress in Chinese starts with characters, then words, finally idioms. Here’s a free look at 「暗室私心」 and its explanation.

The Chinese idiom 「暗室私心」 we’re introducing today is explained in detail below, along with its meaning and usage.

Refers to doing shameful and evil things in secret. Same as “doing something evil in secret”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

àn shì sī xīn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

am3 sat1 si1 sam1

Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.