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胸無城府

简胸无城府 · 繁胸無城府

Mandarin · pinyin xiōng wú chéng fǔ

open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything
ingenuous

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胸: xiōng · breast, bosom, chest; thorax
無: Look up this written character
城: chéng · castle; city, town; municipality
府: fǔ · prefecture; prefect; government
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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1–2–2–3 · xiong1 wu2 cheng2 fu3

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hung1 mou4 sing4 fu2

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(idiomatic) to be frank and sincere and not scheming

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