thiên cơ bất khả lộ

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Meaning · English

Heaven's machinery must not be shown — the decisive secret stays sealed.

Literally: heaven's mechanism may not leak

Examples

Hỏi mấy cũng không nói, thiên cơ bất khả lộ.Ask all you like — heaven's machinery stays sealed.

Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)

Sources & notes

Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “thiên cơ bất khả lộ” mean?

Heaven's machinery must not be shown — the decisive secret stays sealed. Literally: heaven's mechanism may not leak

Is “thiên cơ bất khả lộ” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.