To be frank
Frankly speaking, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is zh í y á nzh è n ɡ L ù n, which means honest and fair speech. It comes from the Song Dynasty Shao Bowen's record before hearing and seeing.
The origin of Idioms
Shao Bowen of the Song Dynasty wrote in Wen Jian Qian Lu: "Wang Jinggong began to use things, but he could not win because he was straightforward."
Analysis of Idioms
The synonyms are correct words, correct remonstrance, and straightforward words
An antonym, a vicious word, a sneer
It is used in combination, as subject and object, with commendatory meaning, which means fair words
Frequency of use
To be frank
friendship between old and young people - wàng nián zhī qì
hide one 's candle under a bushel - bù lù fēng máng
with circulation of a manifesto , the trouble is settled - yǐ ruò zhì qiáng
remove the evil and follow the good - gǎi è xiàng shàn
When one man is in charge, ten thousand cannot be opened - yī fū dāng guān,wàn fū mò kāi