开诚布公

Traditional: 開誠佈公

kāi chéng bù gōng

Dictionary entry

variant of 開誠布公|开诚布公[kai1 cheng2 bu4 gong1]

What does 开诚布公 mean?

开诚布公 (kāi chéng bù gōng) has 2 dictionary entries or readings.

1variant of 開誠布公|开诚布公[kai1 cheng2 bu4 gong1]

2lit. deal sincerely and fairly (idiom); frank and open-minded

3plain speaking

4Let's talk frankly and openly between ourselves.

5to put one's cards on the table

Character breakdown

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开kāito open (transitive or intransitive) · (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 诚chéng(bound form) sincere; authentic · (literary) really; truly 布bùvariant of 布[bu4] · to announce 公gōngpublic · collectively owned

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开诚布公

kāi chéng bù gōng

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