坦白 [－－]

Jyutping taan2 baak6
Pinyin tǎn bái

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. honest
  2. forthcoming
  3. to confess
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    將一​啲​好​難開​口​嘅​嘢​，​老老​實實​噉​，​冇​保留​噉​同​對​方講
    frank; honest
    • 好坦白，你唱歌真係幾難聽。
      好坦白，你唱歌真系几难听。
      hou2 taan2 baak6, nei5 coeng3 go1 zan1 hai6 gei2 naan4 teng1.
      Honestly, you sing horribly.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    honest; frank; candid; straightforward
    (syn.) 憨直, 爽快, 忠厚, 老實, 樸實, 暢快, 憨厚, 痛快, 直白, 坦率, 老实, 憨實, 朴实, 直爽, 了当, 疏朗, 畅快, 爽朗, 憨实, 爽直, 實誠, 实诚, 了當, 率直, 直率
  2. verb
    to own up; confess
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4005
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    “坦白说，我有恐高症。”“你是个胆小鬼！”
    “坦白説，我有恐高症。”“你是個膽小鬼！”
    “ tǎn bái shuō ， wǒ yǒu kǒng gāo zhèng 。”“ nǐ shì gè dǎn xiǎo guǐ ！”
    • "To tell you the truth, I am scared of heights." "You are a coward!"
  2. Mandarin
    坦白地说，我不喜欢你的发型。
    坦白地説，我不喜歡你的髮型。
    tǎn bái dì shuō ， wǒ bù xǐ huan nǐ de fà xíng 。
    • Frankly speaking, I don't like your haircut.
  3. Mandarin
    我该不该跟她坦白我的过去？
    我該不該跟她坦白我的過去？
    wǒ gāi bù gāi gēn tā tǎn bái wǒ de guò qù ？
    • Should I make a confession of my past to her?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    坦白从宽，抗拒从严。
    坦白從寬，抗拒從嚴。
    taan2 baak6 cung4 fun1, kong3 keoi5 cung4 jim4.
    • Confess or face the punishment.
  2. Cantonese
    坦白
    坦白
    • honest
  3. Cantonese
    好坦白，你唱歌真系几难听。
    好坦白，你唱歌真係幾難聽。
    hou2 taan2 baak6, nei5 coeng3 go1 zan1 hai6 gei2 naan4 teng1.
    • Honestly, you sing horribly.
  4. Cantonese
    而家坦白同我讲，我就从轻发落，如果俾我揾到系边个做嘅就一定严惩。
    而家坦白同我講，我就從輕發落，如果俾我揾到係邊個做嘅就一定嚴懲。
    ji4 gaa1 taan2 baak6 tung4 ngo5 gong2, ngo5 zau6 cung4 hing1 faat3 lok6, jyu4 gwo2 bei2 ngo5 wan2 dou2 hai6 bin1 go3 zou6 ge3 zau6 jat1 ding6 jim4 cing4.
    • If you come clean about what had happened, I will show discretion, but if I find out the perpetrator myself, there will be harsh punishment.
  5. Cantonese
    咁淆做咩唧？迟早都要同佢坦白㗎啦。
    咁淆做咩唧？遲早都要同佢坦白㗎啦。
    gam3 ngaau4 zou6 me1 zek1? ci4 zou2 dou1 jiu3 tung4 keoi5 taan2 baak6 gaa3 laa1.
    • Why do you chicken out? Sooner or later you'll have to confess to him.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    坦白
    坦白
    tǎn bái
    • honest; candid
  2. Mandarin
    一个共产党员，应该是襟怀坦白，忠实，积极，以革命利益为第一生命，以个人利益服从革命利益。
    一個共產黨員，應該是襟懷坦白，忠實，積極，以革命利益為第一生命，以個人利益服從革命利益。
    yī ge gòng chǎn dǎng yuán ， yīng gāi shì jīn huái tǎn bái ， zhōng shí ， jī jí ， yǐ gé mìng lì yì wéi dì yī shēng mìng ， yǐ gè rén lì yì fú cóng gé mìng lì yì ．
    • A Communist should have largeness of mind and should be staunch and active, looking upon the interests of the revolution as their very life and subordinating their personal interests to those of the revolution.