To be honest
It is a Chinese idiom. The Pinyin is zh è ngy á nzh í Ji à n, which means to admonish the emperor, superiors, elders or friends with the words of justice. It's from remonstrance.
The origin of Idioms
Wei huanfan's expostulation in the Three Kingdoms states: "if you expostulate with a straight voice today, you will be honored and favored far away from death and disgrace. How good is human relationship? This is to be loyal to the Lord's ear
Idiom usage
I'm very glad to meet your majesty. I'm very loyal and straight. I see you every time. The book of unjust imprisonment of shenzongren written by Chen Zi'ang in Tang Dynasty.
To be honest
A good man does not suffer at present - hǎo hàn bù chī yǎn qián kuī
take a sudden liking to studying - zhé jié dú shū
give up the evil and follow the good - shèng cán qù shā
talk and laugh at the same time - zài xiào zài yán