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To be frank

Time: 2022-01-31 09:22:20 Author: ChinaWiki.net

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


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