Definition
玄机 (xuán jī) has two related senses: (1) the profound, mysterious principles of Daoism or Buddhism, and (2) a hidden secret or key insight that unlocks understanding of a situation, riddle, or puzzle. The second sense is a figurative extension of the first, common in everyday speech.
noun
(in Daoism and Buddhism) profound theorymysterious principles(figurative) hidden secretkey to understanding something
Examples
- 玄机，。Dàojiā xuán jī, shēn bù kě cè.The mysterious principles of Daoism are unfathomable.
- 玄机。Tā kàntòu le qízhōng de xuán jī.He saw through the hidden secret in it.
- 玄机。Zhège míyǔ de xuán jī zàiyú zuìhòu yí gè zì.The key to this riddle lies in the last character.
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