"光明正大" meaning in Chinese

See 光明正大 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹ t͡sɪŋ³³ taːi̯²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/, /kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹ t͡sɪŋ³³ taːi̯²²/ Chinese transliterations: guāngmíngzhèngdà [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄍㄨㄤ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄥˋ ㄉㄚˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], gwong¹ ming⁴ zing³ daai⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], guāngmíngzhèngdà [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], guangmíngjhèngdà [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], kuang¹-ming²-chêng⁴-ta⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], gwāng-míng-jèng-dà [Mandarin, Yale], guangmingjenqdah [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], гуанминчжэнда [Mandarin, Palladius], guanminčžɛnda [Mandarin, Palladius], gwōng mìhng jing daaih [Cantonese, Yale], gwong¹ ming⁴ dzing³ daai⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], guong¹ ming⁴ jing³ dai⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 光明正大
  1. high-principled; open and aboveboard; just and honorable; frank and righteous; without artifice Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 正大光明 (zhèngdàguāngmíng), 光明磊落 (guāngmínglěiluò)
    Sense id: en-光明正大-zh-phrase-AO4wXqyR Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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