- (of a person) honorable; not devious
- (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard; without tricks; openly
- (of a situation) out in the open
Characters
- 光 (光): light; ray (CL:道[dao4]); bright; shiny; only; merely; used up; finished; to leave (a part of the body) uncovered
- 明 (明): Ming Dynasty (1368-1644); surname Ming; Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
- 正 (正): first month of the lunar year
- 大 (大): big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]); greatly; freely; fully; (dialect) father; (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
Resources
- Wiktionary: 光明正大
- MDBG: 光明正大
- Examples with 光明正大 on Tatoeba
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