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明目张胆

míng mù zhāng dǎn

4-character word Traditional 明目張膽

What 明目张胆 means

1. openly and without fear
2. brazenly

The characters in 明目张胆

• 明míngbright; opposite: dark 暗; (of meaning) clear
• 目mùeye; (literary) to look; to regard; eye (of a net); mesh
• 张zhāngto open up; to spread; sheet of paper
• 胆dǎngall bladder; courage; guts

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