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实不相瞒

shí bù xiāng mándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
truth to tell / to be quite honest...
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-724115ebd26d54b9. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

實不相瞞 实不相瞒 [shi2 bu4 xiang1 man2] /truth to tell/to be quite honest.../

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 實不相瞞

  • 实
    shí

    real / true / honest / really / solid / fruit / seed / definitely

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 相
    xiāng

    each other / one another / mutually / fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pí pa] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pǐn])

    xiàng

    appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)

    Xiāng

    surname Xiang

  • 瞒
    mán

    to conceal from / to keep (sb) in the dark

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.