他心里最清楚
“he himself knows best.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“and nonsense. Whether it's nonsense or not,”
他 心里最清楚
“he himself knows best.”
是不是啊 义王
“Isn't that right, Prince Yi?”
“You know damn well you are lying, so stop playing dumb.”
Chinese culture frequently refers to what is held in the 'heart-mind' (xin) as the ultimate judge of truth and moral accountability, beyond mere spoken denials.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
knows best in one's heart; knows full well
A very common colloquial formula used when confronting someone who is denying something they obviously know to be true.