To be honest
To put it bluntly, the Chinese idiom, Pinyin is zh è ngs è zh í y á n, which means serious attitude, upright language, can make people fear. From the book of Jin, biography of Wang Gong.
The origin of Idioms
"Jin Shu · Wang Gong Zhuan:" Gong every straight, Daozi deep fear and anger
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attributive.
To be honest
a well-behaved and dignified country girl - lín xià fēng fàn
The country is rich and the army is strong - guó fù bīng qiáng
have a well-thought-out plan , stratagem , etc. - xiōng yǒu chéng suàn