開誠布公

Chinese

		open; operate (vehicle); start	honest; sincere; true	to declare; to announce; to spread to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known; spread; (cotton) cloth	just; honourable; public just; honourable; public; common; fair; duke; mister
trad. (開誠布公)		開	誠	布	公
simp. (开诚布公)		开	诚	布	公

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kāichéngbùgōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞ ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi¹ sing⁴ bou³ gung¹

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kāichéngbùgōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞ ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kaichéngbùgong
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai¹-chʻêng²-pu⁴-kung¹
    • Yale: kāi-chéng-bù-gūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaicherngbuhgong
    • Palladius: кайчэнбугун (kajčɛnbugun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ pu⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi¹ sing⁴ bou³ gung¹
    • Yale: hōi sìhng bou gūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi¹ sing⁴ bou³ gung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi¹ xing⁴ bou³ gung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹ pou̯³³ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

開誠布公

1. to wear one's heart on one's sleeve; to be frank and sincere