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guāng 光 míng 明 lěi 磊 luò 落

光明磊落 guāng míng lěi luò

open and aboveboard; honest and upright

Literally: bright clear open frank

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Origin

Descriptive; no single source story. Zhu Xi used 光明磊落 in his recorded sayings to describe an upright character.

How to use it

Predicate or attributive; positive. Often 做人光明磊落.

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  1. 他做人光明磊落，从来不在背后说别人坏话。
    Tā zuòrén guāng míng lěi luò, cónglái bù zài bèihòu shuō biérén huàihuà.
    He is open and aboveboard and never speaks ill of people behind their backs.
    he be-person bright clear open frank, ever not at behind say others bad-word
  2. 我们的合作一切都是光明磊落的，没有什么秘密。
    Wǒmen de hézuò yīqiè dōu shì guāng míng lěi luò de, méiyǒu shénme mìmì.
    Everything about our cooperation is aboveboard; there are no secrets.
    we (particle) cooperation everything all is bright clear open frank (particle), not-have any secret

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