当面锣对面鼓 - Chinese Idiom

Collocation

1

当面锣对面鼓地说出来

2

他们必须当面锣对面鼓才能说清楚

3

两人当面锣对面鼓

4

当面锣对面鼓，有话快说

Definition

当面锣对面鼓

Literally means:

beat the gong face to face and the drum face to face

Actually means:

argue face to face

It metaphorically means talking face to face. It often involves discussion, demurrer to evidence or argument.

比喻面对面说话。多涉及商量、对证或争论。

Example

Used as a minor sentence, or as predicate, adverbial adjunct or object. (作小句、谓语、状语、宾语)

1

Zhè

这

shìqing

事情

zhīyǒu

只有

nǐmen

你们

liǎng

两

rén

人

dāngmiànluóduìmiàngǔ

当面锣对面鼓

,

cái

才

néng

能

shuō

说

qīngchu

清楚

,

shuí

谁

chuánhuà

传话

dōu

都

shuō

说

bù

不

qīng

清

。

This matter only you two face the gong opposite the drum, can say clearly, who can not speak clearly.

2

Zhè

这

jiàn

件

shìqing

事情

tā

他

yǐjīng

已经

chéngrèn

承认

le

了

,

nǐ

你

bùbì

不必

zài

再

hé

和

tā

他

dāngmiànluóduìmiàngǔ

当面锣对面鼓

dì

地

duìzhì

对质

le

了

。

He has admitted it, you don't have to face him face-to-face.

3

Dāngmiànluóduìmiàngǔ

当面锣对面鼓

,

nǐ

你

yǒu

有

shénme

什么

yìjiàn

意见

huò

或

bù

不

fúqì

服气

de

的

dìfāng

地方

,

jiù

就

bǎi

摆

zài

在

zhuōmiàn

桌面

shàng

上

shuō

说

bā

吧

!

Face the drum opposite the gong, what do you have any opinion or unconvinced place, put it on the table!