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襟懷坦白

简襟怀坦白 · 繁襟懷坦白

Mandarin · pinyin jīn huái tǎn bái

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

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襟: jīn · lapel, collar
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坦: tǎn · flat, smooth; self-possessed
白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
怀: huái · bosom, breast; carry in bosom

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1–2–3–2 · jin1 huai2 tan3 bai2

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kam1 waai4 taan2 baak6

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(idiomatic) to have largeness of mind; to be magnanimous and unselfish

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