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开诚布公

kāi chéng bù gōng · kai cheng bu gong

Traditional 開誠布公 / 開誠佈公

Meaning

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kāi chéng bù gōng 開誠布公

  1. lit. deal sincerely and fairly (idiom); frank and open-minded
  2. plain speaking
  3. Let's talk frankly and openly between ourselves.
  4. to put one's cards on the table

kāi chéng bù gōng 開誠佈公

  1. variant of 開誠布公 / 开诚布公 (kāi chéng bù gōng)
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Be honest about the soup

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)开诚布公(kāichéngbùgōng)地(de)聊聊(liáoliáo)，我(wǒ)做(zuò)的(de)饭(fàn)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    Let us talk frankly. How is the food I cooked?

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，开诚布公(kāichéngbùgōng)，今天(jīntiān)的(de)菜(cài)有点(yǒudiǎn)咸(xián)。

    Okay, to be frank, today's dishes are a bit salty.

  3. Dengdeng

    还有(háiyǒu)呢(ne)？开诚布公(kāichéngbùgōng)，别客气(biékèqi)。

    What else? Be frank, do not hold back.

  4. Liangliang

    汤(tāng)也(yě)咸(xián)，饭(fàn)也(yě)咸(xián)，我(wǒ)喝(hē)了(le)三杯水(sānbēishuǐ)。

    The soup is salty, the rice is salty, and I drank three glasses of water.

  5. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)你(nǐ)的(de)开诚布公(kāichéngbùgōng)，明天(míngtiān)你(nǐ)来(lái)做饭(zuòfàn)吧(ba)！

    Thanks for your frankness. You cook tomorrow!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)开(kāi)诚(chéng)布(bù)公(gōng)地(de)谈(tán)一(yi)谈(tán)，问(wèn)题(tí)才(cái)能(néng)解(jiě)决(jué)。

Only if we talk frankly and openly can the problem be solved.

02

双(shuāng)方(fāng)开(kāi)诚(chéng)布(bù)公(gōng)地(de)交(jiāo)换(huàn)了(le)意(yì)见(jiàn)。

Both sides exchanged views frankly and openly.

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