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打开天窗说亮话
打开天窗说亮话
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打开天窗说亮话

打开天窗说亮话 — “To speak frankly, openly, and without reservation”

打开天窗说亮话 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to speak frankly, openly, and without reservation”. To lay one's cards on the table. Literally, “Open the skylight and speak bright words”.

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打开天窗说亮话 Pronunciation and Pinyin

打开天窗说亮话 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
打
dǎ5to hit, strike, or play
开
kāi4open, start, operate
天
tiān4sky, heaven, day, nature
窗
chuāng12window
说
shuō9speak, say, explain
亮
liàng9bright, clear, or loud
话
huà8talk, words, speak

Example Sentence with 打开天窗说亮话

我们不如打开天窗说亮话,直接讨论一下如何改进这个项目方案。
Let's speak frankly and openly discuss how to improve this project proposal.

Idioms Related to 打开天窗说亮话

Synonyms of 打开天窗说亮话

  • shí实huà话shí实shuō说speak frankly and truthfully

More idioms starting with 打

  • dǎ打xià下mǎ马wēi威Assert dominance with an intimidating first impression
  • dǎ打gè个zhào照miàn面run into someone unexpectedly
  • dǎ打rén人mà骂gǒu狗to be abusive and tyrannical
  • dǎ打guāng光gùn棍to remain a bachelor
  • dǎ打rù入lěng冷gōng宫relegated to the sidelines
  • dǎ打fèng凤lāo捞lóng龙Scout for rare and outstanding talent
  • dǎ打fèng凤láo牢lóng龙to trap a powerful opponent
  • dǎ打chū出diào吊rù入stride in and out menacingly
  • dǎ打chū出wáng王pái牌play one's trump card
  • dǎ打jī击bào报fù复strike back in revenge
  • dǎ打qín勤xiàn献qù趣to flatter and please
  • dǎ打zuǐ嘴xiàn现shì世make a fool of oneself in public

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What does 打开天窗说亮话 mean?

打开天窗说亮话 (dǎ kāi tiān chuāng shuō liàng huà) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to speak frankly, openly, and without reservation”.

How do you pronounce 打开天窗说亮话?

打开天窗说亮话 is pronounced dǎ kāi tiān chuāng shuō liàng huà in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 打开天窗说亮话 literally mean?

Literally, 打开天窗说亮话 means “Open the skylight and speak bright words”. It is used to mean “to speak frankly, openly, and without reservation”.

What is the Chinese definition of 打开天窗说亮话?

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