打開窗子說亮話
dǎ​kāi​chuāng​zi​shuō​liàng​huà

to speak frankly

  • created sense approved 打开窗子说亮话/打開窗子說亮話 · dǎ​kāi​chuāng​zi​shuō​liàng​huà · to speak frankly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    打开窗子说亮话 / 打開窗子說亮話

    dǎ​kāi​chuāng​zi​shuō​liàng​huà

    to speak frankly

    (variant form) to speak one's mind plainly without beating around the bush; to put all cards on the table

    打开 (literal) → 打开/打開 · dǎ​kāi · to open 窗子 (literal) → 窗子 · chuāng​zi · window 说 (literal) → 说/說 · shuō · to say 亮话 (literal) → 亮话/亮話 · liàng​huà · frank remarks

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense