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Chinese begins with basics like characters, builds up to words, and reaches idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms like 「開口見心」, with details below.

The idiom 「開口見心」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.

Speak frankly, without any ulterior motives.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

kāi kǒu jiàn xīn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

hoi1 hau2 gin3 sam1

There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.