机不密，祸先招機不密，禍先招機不密，禍先招

if the plan isn't secret, disaster is invited first

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: If a plan leaks out, it will bring trouble. A warning to keep secrets.

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Simplified: 机不密，祸先招
Traditional (Taiwan): 機不密，禍先招
Pinyin: jī bú mì, huò xiān zhāo
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄅㄨˊ ㄇㄧˋ，ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄢㄓㄠ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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