直話直說

Chinese

		straightforward talk	to speak directly
trad. (直話直說)		直話	直說
simp. (直话直说)		直话	直说

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhíhuà zhíshuō

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄓˊ ㄕㄨㄛ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zik⁶ waa⁶ zik⁶ syut³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhíhuà zhíshuō
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄓˊ ㄕㄨㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhíhhuà jhíhshuo
    • Wade–Giles: chih²-hua⁴ chih²-shuo¹
    • Yale: jŕ-hwà jŕ-shwō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyrhuah jyrshuo
    • Palladius: чжихуа чжишо (čžixua čžišo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zik⁶ waa⁶ zik⁶ syut³
    • Yale: jihk wah jihk syut
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁹ waa⁶ dzik⁹ syt⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: jig⁶ wa⁶ jig⁶ xud³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚² waː²² t͡sɪk̚² syːt̚³/

Verb

直話直說

1. to speak frankly; to have frank talk

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 直話直講／直话直讲