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直言不諱
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Chinese
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to
speak
bluntly
and
to the point
; to be
outspoken
not; no
avoid mentioning; to taboo
trad.
(
直言不諱
)
直言
不
諱
simp.
(
直言不讳
)
直言
不
讳
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
zhíyánbùhuì
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄓˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
zik
6
jin
4
bat
1
wai
5
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
zhíyánbùhuì
[Phonetic: zhíyán
bú
huì]
Zhuyin
:
ㄓˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
jhíhyánbùhuèi
Wade–Giles
:
chih
2
-yen
2
-pu
4
-hui
4
Yale
:
jŕ-yán-bù-hwèi
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
jyryanbuhuey
Palladius
:
чжияньбухуэй
(čžijanʹbuxuej)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ jɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
zik
6
jin
4
bat
1
wai
5
Yale
:
jihk yìhn b
ā
t wáih
Cantonese Pinyin
:
dzik
9
jin
4
bat
7
wai
5
Guangdong Romanization
:
jig
6
yin
4
bed
1
wei
5
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/t͡sɪk̚² jiːn
²¹
pɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯¹³/
Idiom
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直言不諱
to
call a spade a spade
; to
speak
without
reservation
; not to
mince one's words