平心而论 (píng xīn ér lún) — to be fair; to speak honestly without bias; (concessive phrase) in all fairness, give credit where due
Definition
A set phrase used to preface an honest, unbiased judgment — 'to be fair' or 'in all fairness.' It frames what follows as a balanced assessment, not a personal attack.
idiom
to be fairto speak honestly without bias(concessive phrase) in all fairnessgive credit where due
Examples
- 平心而论，。píng xīn ér lún, Tā zhè cì de biǎo xiàn què shí bú cuò.To be fair, his performance this time was really not bad.
- 平心而论，，。píng xīn ér lún, Zhè ge fāng àn suī rán yǒu wèn tí, dàn yōu diǎn yě bù shǎo.In all fairness, although this plan has problems, it also has quite a few advantages.
- 平心而论，。píng xīn ér lún, Nǐ bù néng bǎ suǒ yǒu zé rèn dōu tuī gěi tā yí gè rén.To be fair, you can't put all the blame on him alone.
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