光明磊落

guāngmíng-lěiluò

idiom HSK 7-9 #30,802

Meanings

Bright and open = upright and honest.

他做人光明磊落，从不耍手段。

Tā zuòrén guāngmínglěiluò, cóngbù shuǎ shǒuduàn.

He is open and aboveboard, never resorting to tricks.

我们要光明磊落地做事。

Wǒmen yào guāngmínglěiluò de zuòshì.

We should do things in an upright manner.

光明磊落的人不怕别人议论。

Guāngmínglěiluò de rén bùpà biérén yìlùn.

An upright person is not afraid of others' gossip.

memory

光明 (bright) + 磊落 (open-hearted, with three 石 rocks stacked openly) = bright and open like rocks in plain sight, nothing hidden.

usage

A compliment describing someone with integrity. The opposite would be 偷偷摸摸 (sneaky) or 鬼鬼祟祟 (furtive).

光 guāng

明 míng

磊 lěi

落 luò