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Tell the truth and you will receive a lighter sentence.

tǎn bái cóng kuān

坦 白 从 宽

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slTell the truth and you will receive a lighter sentence.
- tǎn bái cóng kuān kàng jù cóng yán
  坦白从宽，抗拒从严。
  Leniency to those who confess, severity to those who resist.
- tān wū fèn zǐ jiù shì tǎn bái cóng kuān dǎng jí yě yào kāi chú
  贪污分子就是坦白从宽，党籍也要开除。
  Embezzlers must be expelled from the Party, even they have confessed their crimes.

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