推心置腹

tuīxīnzhìfù
idiom #36,972

Meanings

  1. 1 lit. to push one's heart into another's belly
  2. 2 to confide in someone with complete sincerity; heart-to-heart

Examples

Lǎobǎn hé yuángōng tuīxīnzhìfù de tánle yīcì.
The boss had a heart-to-heart talk with the employees.
Zhǐyǒu tuīxīnzhìfù, cái néng huànlái zhēnzhèng de xìnrèn.
Only by opening one's heart fully can one earn real trust.

Tips

history
From 《·》: Liu Xiu, having accepted the surrender of enemy troops, rode unguarded through their camp, saying "the Xiao king places his red heart into others' bellies — how could they fail to die for me?"

Stroke Order

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