It's a secret

It's a secret

It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is m í ngtu à NJI à, which means pretending to refuse. It comes from shenluanjiao debt bait by Li Yu in Qing Dynasty.

Idiom usage

As an attributive or adverbial; a false refusal

Examples

He accepted the bribe openly and secretly.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: half push and half give

The origin of Idioms

Li Yu of Qing Dynasty wrote "shenluanjiao · debt bait": "the old lady came to beg me, but I deliberately made trouble for her. She said something overtly and covertly. It's necessary for me to walk in front of her, and he'll come in back of her."

Idiom explanation

Refuse on the surface, accept in the dark. To describe an affectation or a false refusal.