粵

坦taan2誠sing4

simp坦诚
taan2 sing4tǎn chéng

English

  1. candid
  2. frank and sincere; honest
  3. frank
  4. plain dealing

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 直接、老實同誠懇

Examples

  • 坦誠相見

    to treat each other in a frank and sincere manner

  • 坦誠溝通

    to communicate openly

  • 相處貴乎坦誠。

    Sincerity matters when we get along with others.

  • 咱们一起坦诚地谈谈这个问题吧。

    Let's be frank in this question.

    Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY

  • 簡單來說,他的文筆並沒有流露出那種對自己的論文充滿信心的人應有的直率和坦誠。

    He does not, in short, write with the candor of a man who is completely confident of his thesis.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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