speak frankly and openly; without any concealment
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to speak frankly and openly; to lay one's cards on the table; to call a spade a spade
informalUsed to encourage or preface direct, honest communication, often about sensitive or difficult topics. The variant '打开窗子说亮话' is also common.
Zán咱
men们
dǎ打
kāi开
tiān天
chuāng窗
shuō说
liàng亮
huà话
，
nǐ你
duì对
zhè这
ge个
fāng方
àn案
dào到
dǐ底
yǒu有
shén什
me么
yì意
jiàn见
？
Let's be frank. What exactly are your objections to this plan?
Lǐng领
dǎo导
shuō说
wǒ我
men们
yào要
dǎ打
kāi开
chuāng窗
zi子
shuō说
liàng亮
huà话
，
bǎ把
xiàng项
mù目
cún存
zài在
de的
wèn问
tí题
dōu都
bǎi摆
dào到
zhuō桌
miàn面
shang上
lái来
。
The leader said we should speak frankly and openly and lay all the project's problems on the table.
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Wǒ我
bù不
xiǎng想
zài再
cāi猜
le了
，
zán咱
men们
dǎ打
kāi开
tiān天
chuāng窗
shuō说
liàng亮
huà话
ba吧
。
I don't want to keep guessing. Let's just be direct with each other.