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明人不做暗事

明人不做暗事 — “A bright person doesn't do dark deeds”

明人不做暗事 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an honest person acts openly and does not engage in secretive or underhanded dealings”. Literally, “A bright person doesn't do dark deeds”.

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明人不做暗事 Pronunciation and Pinyin

明人不做暗事 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
明
míng8bright, clear, understand
人
rén2human being, person
不
bù4not
做
zuò11to do or make
暗
àn13dark, hidden, ignorant
事
shì8matter, event, or undertaking

Example Sentence with 明人不做暗事

凡事讲究光明磊落,明人不做暗事,有什么事情都可以摆到台面上说。
We should always be open and aboveboard; an honest person does not engage in clandestine dealings. Everything can be discussed openly.

Idioms Related to 明人不做暗事

Synonyms of 明人不做暗事

  • guāng光míng明zhèng正dà大open, fair, and aboveboard

Antonyms of 明人不做暗事

  • àn暗shì室qī欺xīn心secretly do bad deeds against conscience

More idioms starting with 明

  • míng明zhēng争àn暗dòu斗open contention and covert struggle
  • míng明yú于zhì治luàn乱understand principles of order and disorder
  • míng明rén人bù不zuò作àn暗shì事An upright person acts openly
  • míng明rén人bù不shuō说àn暗huà话A frank person speaks directly
  • míng明xiū修àn暗dù度openly feign, secretly act
  • míng明xiū修zhàn栈dào道,,àn暗dù度chén陈cāng仓feint in one direction, advance in another
  • míng明xiū修zhàn栈dào道,,àn暗dù渡chén陈cāng仓feign one thing, do another
  • míng明guāng光shuò烁liàng亮Dazzlingly bright and sparkling
  • míng明guāng光zhēng铮liàng亮Dazzlingly bright and gleaming
  • míng明guāng光zèng锃liàng亮dazzlingly bright and polished
  • míng明gōng公zhèng正yì义Open, fair, and just
  • míng明gōng公zhèng正qì气openly just and righteous

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Questions about 明人不做暗事

What does 明人不做暗事 mean?

明人不做暗事 (míng rén bù zuò àn shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an honest person acts openly and does not engage in secretive or underhanded dealings”.

How do you pronounce 明人不做暗事?

明人不做暗事 is pronounced míng rén bù zuò àn shì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 明人不做暗事 literally mean?

Literally, 明人不做暗事 means “a bright person doesn't do dark deeds”. It is used to mean “an honest person acts openly and does not engage in secretive or underhanded dealings”.

What is the Chinese definition of 明人不做暗事?

心地光明的人不做偷偷摸摸的事。

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