如见肺肝 — Chinese Idiom
如见肺肝 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to see through someone's true intentions or thoughts as clearly as if looking into their internal organs (lungs and liver); to have one's motives completely transparent and obvious (often implying a negative or critical assessment of their true nature)”.
如见肺肝 Pronunciation and Pinyin
如见肺肝 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 如见肺肝
Origin and Story of 如见肺肝
During the Western Han Dynasty, Dai Sheng elaborated on the meaning of sincerity in 'The Book of Rites'. He asserted that a truly sincere individual must practice 'shen du' (慎独), meaning to be cautious and upright even when alone.
Those who fail to uphold 'shen du' engage in various misdeeds in private. When they encounter a gentleman of sincerity, they attempt to conceal their wrongdoings. However, they are unaware that the gentleman perceives them as clearly as if looking into their lungs and liver, rendering any attempt at concealment utterly futile.
Idioms Related to 如见肺肝
More idioms starting with 如
- rú如bù不shèng胜yī衣extremely frail and thin
- rú如qiū丘ér而zhǐ止give up easily at first difficulty
- rú如sàng丧kǎo考bǐ妣as if one's parents had just died
- rú如lín临dà大dí敌as if facing a formidable enemy
- rú如lín临shēn深yuān渊extremely cautious as if on abyss brink
- rú如lín临shēn深gǔ谷extremely cautious as if on a cliff edge
- rú如zhī之nài奈hé何What can be done about it
- rú如rén人yǐn饮shuǐ水，，lěng冷nuǎn暖zì自zhī知only personal experience reveals true feelings
- rú如xiōng兄rú如dì弟like brothers
- rú如rù入bǎo宝shān山kōng空shǒu手huí回miss great opportunities
- rú如rù入wú无rén人zhī之dì地to move with great ease and boldness
- rú如rù入wú无rén人zhī之jìng境to advance effortlessly without resistance
Recommended tools
Picture Worksheets
Chinese and English fill-in vocabulary worksheets
Open the tool →
Character Highlight Animator
Choose character parts and animate their colors, together or in stroke order
Open the tool →
Bingo Cards
Picture and word Bingo for your class
Open the tool →
Chinese Text Image Generator
Create PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes
Open the tool →Questions about 如见肺肝
What does 如见肺肝 mean?
如见肺肝 (rú jiàn fèi gān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to see through someone's true intentions or thoughts as clearly as if looking into their internal organs (lungs and liver); to have one's motives completely transparent and obvious (often implying a negative or critical assessment of their true nature)”.
How do you pronounce 如见肺肝?
如见肺肝 is pronounced rú jiàn fèi gān in Mandarin Chinese.
Where does 如见肺肝 come from?
如见肺肝 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 如见肺肝?
就象看透肺肝一样。比喻心里想些什么，人们看得清清楚楚（含贬义）。