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.
Chinese PinYin : míng tuī àn jiù
It's a secret
have no place too ashamed to show one 's face. wú dì zì róng
To strike a deer in one's heart. xīn tóu zhuàng lù
dogs and chickens made of potter 's clay. táo quǎn wǎ jī