直言 [－－]

Jyutping zik6 jin4
Pinyin zhí yán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to speak forthrightly
  2. to talk bluntly
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    直接​咁​講出​心底​嘅​意思​，​唔​轉彎抹角​，​亦​都​唔​隱晦
    to speak frankly; to state outright; not to mince one's words
    • 直言不諱
      直言不讳
      to speak without reservation
    • 恕我直言。
      恕我直言。
      Excuse me for speaking bluntly.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to speak bluntly and to the point; to be outspoken
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    恕我直言：你犯了一个错。
    恕我直言：你犯了一個錯。
    shù wǒ zhí yán ： nǐ fàn le yí gè cuò 。
    • Forgive me for being frank. You have erred.
  2. Mandarin
    他直言不讳
    他直言不諱
    tā zhí yán bù huì
    • He didn't half swear.
  3. Mandarin
    公众终于对关于空气污染的意见直言不讳了。
    公眾終於對關於空氣污染的意見直言不諱了。
    gōng zhòng zhōng yú duì guān yú kōng qì wū rǎn de yì jiàn zhí yán bù huì le 。
    • Public feeling against air pollution has at last become vocal.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    直言不讳
    直言不諱
    • to speak without reservation
  2. Cantonese
    恕我直言。
    恕我直言。
    • Excuse me for speaking bluntly.
  3. Cantonese
    直言不讳
    直言不諱
    zik6 jin4 bat1 wai5
    • to speak frankly and bluntly
  4. Cantonese
    恕我斗胆直言。
    恕我斗膽直言。
    syu3 ngo5 dau2 daam2 zik6 jin4.
    • Pardon my bold and direct words.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    恕我直言
    恕我直言
    shù wǒ zhí yán
    • Excuse me for speaking bluntly.
  2. Mandarin
    对于今天的表现，周苏红直言，现在的心情和06年一样难受，比赛中中国队遇到困难办法不多，输球对不起观众。
    對於今天的表現，周蘇紅直言，現在的心情和06年一樣難受，比賽中中國隊遇到困難辦法不多，輸球對不起觀眾。
    duì yú jīn tiān de biǎo xiàn ， zhōu sū hóng zhí yán ， xiàn zài de xīn qíng hé ０６ nián yī yàng nán shòu ， bǐ sài zhōng zhōng guó duì yù dào kùn nán bàn fǎ bù duō ， shū qiú duì bù qǐ guān zhòng ．
    • Regarding today's performance, Zhou Suhong confessed that her feeling now was as bad as (the same time in) 2006. The Chinese team did not have much strategy to deal with problems in the game, and losing the game makes the team feel embarrassed to face the audience.