胸怀坦荡 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• open and candid ; not hiding anything
• ingenuous
• openhearted
• unselfish
• magnanimous
• broad-minded

Character by character

• 胸xiōngbreast, bosom; heart, mind
• 怀huáibosom, breast; to carry in one's bosom
• 坦tǎnflat, level, smooth; candid, open
• 荡dàngpond, pool; ripple, shake; to wash away, to wipe o

Idioms sharing a character

• 了然于胸 liǎo rán yú xiōng
• 心胸狭窄 xīn xiōng xiá zhǎi
• 捶胸顿足 chuí xiōng dùn zú
• 昂首挺胸 áng shǒu tǐng xiōng
• 义愤填胸 yì fèn tián xiōng
• 胸有城府 xiōng yǒu chéng fǔ
• 胸有成略 xiōng yǒu chéng lüè
• 胸有成竹 xiōng yǒu chéng zhú
• 胸有成算 xiōng yǒu chéng suàn
• 胸无城府 xiōng wú chéng fǔ

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