- 肝胆相照 gāndǎnxiāngzhào to be utterly sincereto treat each other with absolute sincerity and total devotion; often used to describe deep friendship; similar to [[披肝沥胆|披肝瀝膽|pi1 gan1 li4 dan3]]
- 肝胆照人 gāndǎnzhàorén sincerityto treat others with total sincerity and loyalty
- 披露肝胆 pīlùgāndǎn to open one's heartto be openhearted and sincere; to show one's loyalty and devotion
- 披沥肝胆 pīlìgāndǎn to lay open one's mindto show total sincerity; to be completely honest and open about one's feelings