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直
言
不
諱
[---
讳
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Jyutping
zik6 jin4 bat1 wai5
Pinyin
zhí yán bù huì
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
to speak bluntly (idiom)
not to mince words
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
動詞
直接、冇保留噉講出一啲可能會令人唔高興嘅説話
to speak frankly and bluntly
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, idiomatic
to call a spade a spade; to speak without reservation; not to mince one's words
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
他直言不讳
他直言不諱
tā zhí yán bù huì
He didn't half swear.
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)
Cantonese
直言不讳
直言不諱
to speak without reservation
Cantonese
直言不讳
直言不諱
zik6 jin4 bat1 wai5
to speak frankly and bluntly