wear one 's heart on one 's sleeve
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is x ī nzh í Zu ǐ Ku à I, which means to be frank and straightforward. From Chapter 32 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty.
Source: Chapter 32 of Cao Xueqin's a dream of Red Mansions in Qing Dynasty: "Miss Yun, now you are older, you are more straightforward."
Used as predicate, attribute, adverbial; refers to a person's character
Chinese PinYin : xīn zhí zuǐ kuài
wear one 's heart on one 's sleeve
dismiss muddle-headed officials and appoint enlightened ones. chù zhì yōu míng
outmanoeuvre the enemy our glasses of wine. zūn zǔ zhé chōng
take precautions against a possible danger. qū tū xǐ xīn
a snipe and a clam locked in a fight. yù bàng xiāng chí