光明正大

Chinese

		light; illumination; brightness light; illumination; brightness; brilliance; bright; shining	proper; appropriate; legitimate proper; appropriate; legitimate; reasonable; above board; upright; honest
simp. and trad. (光明正大)		光明	正大

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guāngmíngzhèngdà

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄤ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄥˋ ㄉㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwong¹ ming⁴ zing³ daai⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guāngmíngzhèngdà
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄤ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄥˋ ㄉㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guangmíngjhèngdà
    • Wade–Giles: kuang¹-ming²-chêng⁴-ta⁴
    • Yale: gwāng-míng-jèng-dà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guangmingjenqdah
    • Palladius: гуанминчжэнда (guanminčžɛnda)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwong¹ ming⁴ zing³ daai⁶
    • Yale: gwōng mìhng jing daaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwong¹ ming⁴ dzing³ daai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: guong¹ ming⁴ jing³ dai⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹ t͡sɪŋ³³ taːi̯²²/

Idiom

光明正大

1. high-principled; open and aboveboard; just and honorable; frank and righteous; without artifice

   • 改革是公共大眾的事，改革是光明正大的事，不能只在少數精英貴族中討論，不能靜悄悄地進行，更不能在那裡搞什麼暗箱操作。 [MSC, trad.]
     改革是公共大众的事，改革是光明正大的事，不能只在少数精英贵族中讨论，不能静悄悄地进行，更不能在那里搞什么暗箱操作。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2006: 巫继学 (Wu Jixue), 光明正大的改革何拒公众参与大辩论？ (When conducting open and aboveboard reforms, why deny the public a chance to participate in the debate?)

     Gǎigé shì gōnggòng dàzhòng de shì, gǎigé shì guāngmíngzhèngdà de shì, bùnéng zhǐ zài shǎoshù jīngyīng guìzú zhōng tǎolùn, bùnéng jìngqiāoqiāo de jìnxíng, gèng bùnéng zài nàlǐ gǎo shénme ànxiāngcāozuò. [Pinyin]

     Reform is a public affair for the masses. Reform is an open and aboveboard affair. It should not merely be discussed among a small number of the best and brightest of the aristocracy. It should not be carried out in a "hush-hush" manner, much less behind closed doors.

Synonyms

• 正大光明 (zhèngdàguāngmíng)
• 光明磊落 (guāngmínglěiluò)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (光明正大):

• → Vietnamese: quang minh chính đại (光明正大)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
光	明	正	大

Idiom

光明正大

1. chữ Hán form of quang minh chính đại (“high-principled; open and aboveboard; just and honorable; frank and righteous; without artifice”).