kāi
chéng
gōng

idiom
common
formal

Meaning of 开诚布公

开诚布公 means to speak frankly and sincerely; to be open and aboveboard. Pronounced kāi chéng bù gōng.

  • to speak frankly and sincerely; to be open and aboveboard

Definitions & Examples

zài
huì
shàng
kāi
chéng
gōng
de
biǎo
le
de
kàn
 

He expressed his views frankly and openly at the meeting.

Zhǐ
yǒu
kāi
chéng
gōng
 
cái
néng
jiàn
de
xìn
rèn
 

Only by being open and sincere can we build mutual trust.

Lǐng
dǎo
kāi
chéng
gōng
de
gēn
jiā
tán
le
gōng
qián
de
kùn
jìng
 

The leader spoke frankly with everyone about the company's current difficulties.

Relations

Antonyms
钩心斗角 / 鉤心鬥角藏头露尾 / 藏頭露尾尔诈我虞 / 爾詐我虞勾心斗角 / 勾心鬥角掩耳盗铃 / 掩耳盜鈴掩人耳目纵横捭阖 / 縱橫捭闔尔虞我诈 / 爾虞我詐半推半就不可告人放冷箭放冷风 / 放冷風明枪暗箭 / 明槍暗箭杀人不见血 / 殺人不見血项庄舞剑,意在沛公 / 項莊舞劍,意在沛公惺惺作态 / 惺惺作態虚与委蛇 / 虛與委蛇一手遮天欲盖弥彰 / 欲蓋彌彰装疯卖傻 / 裝瘋賣傻装模作样 / 裝模作樣装神弄鬼 / 裝神弄鬼明争暗斗 / 明爭暗鬥躲躲闪闪 / 躲躲閃閃逢场作戏 / 逢場作戲含沙射影鸿门宴 / 鴻門宴讳莫如深 / 諱莫如深空城计 / 空城計留一手瞒天过海 / 瞞天過海难言之隐 / 難言之隱欺上瞒下 / 欺上瞞下耍花招偷天换日 / 偷天換日笑里藏刀 / 笑裡藏刀隐讳 / 隱諱装腔作势 / 裝腔作勢自欺欺人醉翁之意不在酒斗心眼儿 / 鬥心眼兒夫子自道灌米汤 / 灌迷魂湯居心叵测 / 居心叵測两面三刀 / 兩面三刀绵里藏针 / 綿裡藏針阴阳怪气 / 陰陽怪氣拐弯抹角 / 拐彎抹角暗度陈仓 / 暗度陳倉黑箱操作 / 暗箱操作花说柳说 / 花說柳說假意口蜜腹剑 / 口蜜腹劍口是心非明修栈道,暗度陈仓 / 明修棧道,暗度陳倉叵测 / 叵測小动作 / 小動作疑神疑鬼花言巧语 / 花言巧語黑幕挤牙膏 / 擠牙膏假惺惺巧言令色耍花腔蒙蔽转弯抹角 / 轉彎抹角城府绕圈子 / 繞圈子偷偷摸摸怀鬼胎 / 懷鬼胎