丑话说在前头
chǒu​huà​shuō​zài​qián​tou

to be frank

  • created sense approved 丑话说在前头/醜話說在前頭 · chǒu​huà​shuō​zài​qián​tou · to be frank — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    丑话说在前头 / 醜話說在前頭

    chǒu​huà​shuō​zài​qián​tou

    to be frank

    To lay the unpleasant facts on the table first; to give a fair warning before things get difficult.

    丑话 (literal) → 丑话/醜話 · chǒu​huà · blunt truths 说 (literal) → 说/說 · shuō · to say 在 (literal) → 在 · zài · [location/time] 前头 (literal) → 前头/前頭 · qián​tou · in front

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