打開天窗說亮話
Chinese edit
to open; to switch on | to speak; to say; persuade (politically) | blunt words; direct language | |||
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trad. (打開天窗說亮話) | 打開 | 天窗 | 說 | 亮話 | |
simp. (打开天窗说亮话) | 打开 | 天窗 | 说 | 亮话 | |
Literally: “to open the skylight to say candid words”. |
Pronunciation edit
Idiom edit
打開天窗說亮話
- (figurative) to speak candidly; to not beat around the bush