剖白

pōubái
to explain oneself

CEDICT

to explain oneself, to vindicate oneself; to lay (one's heart) bare

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 剖 pōu
  1. to cut open
  2. to analyze
  3. Taiwan pr. pǒu
2 白 bái
  1. white
  2. snowy
  3. pure
  4. bright
  5. empty
  6. blank
  7. plain
  8. clear
  9. to make clear
  10. in vain
  11. gratuitous
  12. free of charge
  13. reactionary
  14. anti-communist
  15. funeral
  16. to stare coldly
  17. to write wrong character
  18. to state
  19. to explain
  20. vernacular
  21. spoken lines in opera

Related entries

表白 biǎobái
  1. to explain oneself
  2. to express
  3. to reveal one's thoughts or feelings
  4. declaration
  5. confession
告白 gàobái
  1. to announce publicly
  2. to explain oneself
  3. to reveal one's feelings
  4. to confess
  5. to declare one's love