| 公然 | gōng rán | openly / publicly / undisguised |   |
| 光明正大 | guāng míng zhèng dà | (of a person) honorable / not devious / (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard / without tricks / openly / (of a situation) out in the open | |
| 明目张胆 | míng mù zhāng dǎn | openly and without fear / brazenly | |
| 明争暗斗 | míng zhēng àn dòu | to fight openly and maneuver covertly (idiom) | |
| 怨声载道 | yuàn shēng zài dào | lit. cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom) / complaints rise all around / discontent is openly voiced | |
| 开诚布公 | kāi chéng bù gōng | lit. deal sincerely and fairly (idiom) / frank and open-minded / plain speaking / Let's talk frankly and openly between ourselves. / to put one's cards on the table | |
| 明察暗访 | míng chá àn fǎng | open enquiries and secret search (idiom) / to investigate openly and in secret / taking information from all sides | |
| 公然表示 | gōng rán biǎo shì | to state openly | |
| 怨天载道 | yuàn tiān zài dào | lit. cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom) / complaints rise all around / discontent is openly voiced | |
| 明查暗访 | míng chá àn fǎng | open enquiries and secret search (idiom) / to investigate openly and in secret / taking information from all sides | |
| 暗察明访 | àn chá míng fǎng | open enquiries and secret search (idiom) / to investigate openly and in secret / taking information from all sides | |
| 和珅 | Hé shēn | Heshen (1746-1799), Manchu official of the Qing Dynasty who openly practiced various forms of corruption on a grand scale | |
| 阳谋 | yáng móu | to conspire openly / overt plot | |
