披肝沥胆

Traditional: 披肝瀝膽

pī gān lì dǎn

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to be completely honest and sincere; to show wholehearted loyalty

What does 披肝沥胆 mean?

披肝沥胆 (pī gān lì dǎn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to be completely honest and sincere; to show wholehearted loyalty

Character breakdown

Open each character to see its own meanings and vocabulary links.

披pīto drape over one's shoulders · to open 肝gānliver (CL:葉|叶[ye4]) · (slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing (a video game)沥lìto drip · to strain or filter 胆dǎngall bladder · courage

Reviewed examples

No reviewed example dialogues yet. This page only shows verified dictionary data until a context lesson is published.

How to pronounce 披肝沥胆

披肝沥胆

pī gān lì dǎn

Tap to hear Mandarin.

Base dictionary data: CC-CEDICT · CC BY-SA 4.0.