襟怀坦白 — Chinese idiom
襟怀坦白
jīn huái tǎn bái
Traditional: 襟懷坦白
Meaning
- open and candid ; not hiding anything
- ingenuous
- openhearted
- unselfish
- magnanimous
- broad-minded
Character by character
- 襟jīnlapel, collar
- 怀huáibosom, breast; to carry in one's bosom
- 坦tǎnflat, level, smooth; candid, open
- 白báiwhite; clear, pure, unblemished; bright
Idioms sharing a character
- 扼襟控咽 è jīn kòng yān
- 捉襟见肘 zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu
- 正襟危坐 zhèng jīn wēi zuò
- 不怀好意 bù huái hǎo yì
- 宽大为怀 kuān dà wéi huái
- 心怀忐忑 xīn huái tǎn tè
- 怀才不遇 huái cái bù yù
- 怀璧其罪 huái bì qí zuì
- 耿耿于怀 gěng gěng yú huái
- 胸怀坦荡 xiōng huái tǎn dàng
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