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開門見山

简开门见山 · 繁開門見山

Mandarin · pinyin kāi mén jiàn shān

lit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idiom)

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開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
門: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
見: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
山: shān · mountain, hill, peak
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
门: mén · gate, door, entrance, opening
见: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive

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1–2–4–1 · kai1 men2 jian4 shan1

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hoi1 mun4 gin3 saan1

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(idiomatic) to get right to the point

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