吃明不吃暗
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to prefer an open loss to being cheated in secret
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Saying俗语俗語
Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now
- Literally
- take a loss in the open, not in the dark
- Meaning
- One would rather suffer an openly acknowledged loss than be cheated secretly. Said by someone who wants things handled straightforwardly.
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