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打开天窗说亮话
dǎkāitiānchuāngshuōliànghuà
Traditional: 打開天窗說亮話
not to mince words / not to beat about the bush
Character Breakdown
打
dǎ
to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
HSK 1
开
kāi
to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
HSK 1
天
tiān
sky, heaven; god, celestial
HSK 1
窗
chuāng
window
HSK 4
说
shuō
to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid
HSK 1
亮
liàng
bright, brilliant, radiant, light
HSK 1
话
huà
talk, speech; language, dialect
HSK 1
Additional Information
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Chinese
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