單刀直入
See also: 単刀直入
Chinese
editbill; list; form bill; list; form; single; only; sole; surname; chieftain |
knife | straight; vertical; frank straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright |
to enter | ||
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trad. (單刀直入) | 單 | 刀 | 直 | 入 | |
simp. (单刀直入) | 单 | 刀 | 直 | 入 | |
Literally: “to stab directly with a single knife”. |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄢ ㄉㄠ ㄓˊ ㄖㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dandaojhíhrù
- Wade–Giles: tan1-tao1-chih2-ju4
- Yale: dān-dāu-jŕ-rù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dandaujyrruh
- Palladius: даньдаочжижу (danʹdaočžižu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tän⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʐu⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: daan1 dou1 zik6 jap6
- Yale: dāan dōu jihk yahp
- Cantonese Pinyin: daan1 dou1 dzik9 jap9
- Guangdong Romanization: dan1 dou1 jig6 yeb6
- Sinological IPA (key): /taːn⁵⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚² jɐp̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit單刀直入
- to get straight to the point; to be straightforward