明打明敲 — “To speak and act straightforwardly”
明打明敲 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to speak and act straightforwardly”. To be direct and frank in words and deeds.
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明打明敲 Pronunciation and Pinyin
明打明敲 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 明打明敲
他这人做事总是明打明敲，从不拐弯抹角
He always acts straightforwardly and never beats around the bush.
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Synonyms of 明打明敲
Antonyms of 明打明敲
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zuò做àn暗shì事An honest 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
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Open the tool →Questions about 明打明敲
What does 明打明敲 mean?
明打明敲 (míng dǎ míng qiāo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to speak and act straightforwardly”.
How do you pronounce 明打明敲?
明打明敲 is pronounced míng dǎ míng qiāo in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 明打明敲?
指人说话直接与做事率直