口快心直

Chinese

		mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	fast; quick; swift	heart; mind	straight; vertical; frank straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright
trad. (口快心直)		口	快	心	直
simp. #(口快心直)		口	快	心	直

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǒukuàixīnzhí

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hau² faai³ sam¹ zik⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǒukuàixīnzhí
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǒukuàisinjhíh
    • Wade–Giles: kʻou³-kʻuai⁴-hsin¹-chih²
    • Yale: kǒu-kwài-syīn-jŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kooukuayshinjyr
    • Palladius: коукуайсиньчжи (koukuajsinʹčži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hau² faai³ sam¹ zik⁶
    • Yale: háu faai sām jihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hau² faai³ sam¹ dzik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: heo² fai³ sem¹ jig⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯³⁵ faːi̯³³ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚²/

Idiom

口快心直

1. (uncommon) Synonym of 心直口快 (xīnzhíkǒukuài, “outspoken and straightforward”)