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胸懷坦蕩

简胸怀坦荡 · 繁胸懷坦蕩

Mandarin · pinyin xiōng huái tǎn dàng

open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything
ingenuous
openhearted
unselfish
magnanimous
broad-minded

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胸: xiōng · breast, bosom, chest; thorax
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坦: tǎn · flat, smooth; self-possessed
蕩: Look up this written character
怀: huái · bosom, breast; carry in bosom
荡: dàng · pond, pool; wash away, cleanse

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1–2–3–4 · xiong1 huai2 tan3 dang4

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hung1 waai4 taan2 dong6

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