開誠布公 kāi chéng bù gōng

frank and open; talk honestly

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. deal sincerely and fairly (idiom); frank and open-minded
  2. 2. plain speaking
  3. 3. to put one's cards on the table
  4. 4. Let's talk frankly and openly between ourselves.
  5. 5. variant of kāi chéng bù gōng

Characters

Character Meaning
to open; to turn on; to start
sincere; truly; really
cloth; to spread; to announce
public; fair; just