開宗明義

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Chinese

open; operate (vehicle); start
school; sect; purpose
school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; family
 
clear; bright; to understand
clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
 
justice; righteousness; meaning
trad. (開宗明義)
simp. (开宗明义)

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Idiom

開宗明義

  1. to make clear the main idea at the beginning in one's speech or writing