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Open the tool →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”.
明人不做暗事 is pronounced míng rén bù zuò àn shì in Mandarin Chinese.
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”.
心地光明的人不做偷偷摸摸的事。