开门见山 in English kai1 men2 jian4 shan1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to open the door and see the mountain; metaphorically to get right to the point (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

开 门 见 山

Traditional Characters

開 門 見 山

Pinyin

kai1 men2 jian4 shan1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

开kai1to open 门men2surname Men 见jian4to see 山shan1surname Shan