剖肝沥胆 pōu gān lì dǎn

to be completely honest and sincere (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to be completely honest and sincere (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
剖 pōu HSK 6
to cut open; to analyze; Taiwan pr. pǒu
肝 gān
liver
沥 lì
to drip; to strain or filter; a trickle
胆 dǎn HSK 5
courage; guts; gall bladder