pōu gān lì dǎn

Traditional: 剖肝瀝膽

剖肝沥胆 (pōu gān lì dǎn) is a Chinese word meaning “(idiom) to be completely honest and sincere”.

Meanings

  1. 1(idiom) to be completely honest and sincere

Characters in 剖肝沥胆

剖pōu · to cut open肝gān · liver (CL:葉|叶[ye4])沥lì · to drip胆dǎn · gall bladder

Related words

胆小鬼coward大胆brazen肝脏liver胆gall bladder解剖to dissect (an animal)肝liver (CL:葉|叶[ye4])胆量courage胆子courage胆小cowardice胆敢to dare (negative connotation)胆怯timidity心肝darling

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