kāi chéng bù gōng

Source form: 開誠佈公 / 开诚布公
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
variant of 開誠布公|开诚布公[kāi chéng bù gōng]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

開誠佈公 开诚布公 [kai1 cheng2 bu4 gong1] /variant of 開誠布公|开诚布公[kai1 cheng2 bu4 gong1]/

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Source form: 開誠布公 / 开诚布公
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. deal sincerely and fairly (idiom); frank and open-minded / plain speaking / Let's talk frankly and openly between ourselves. / to put one's cards on the table
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-09b345eb3025f7fa. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

開誠布公 开诚布公 [kai1 cheng2 bu4 gong1] /lit. deal sincerely and fairly (idiom); frank and open-minded/plain speaking/Let's talk frankly and openly between ourselves./to put one's cards on the table/

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Other forms in these source records: 開誠佈公 / 開誠布公

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.