披肝沥胆 pī gān lì dǎn

utterly loyal; speak with total honesty

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to open one's liver and drip gall (idiom); wholehearted loyalty

Characters

Character Meaning
披 pī HSK 5
to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to split open
肝 gān
liver
沥 lì
to drip; to strain or filter; a trickle
胆 dǎn HSK 5
courage; guts; gall bladder