心直口快

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīnzhíkǒukuài

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣㄓˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ zik⁶ hau² faai³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīnzhíkǒukuài
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣㄓˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sinjhíhkǒukuài
  - Wade–Giles: hsin¹-chih²-kʻou³-kʻuai⁴
  - Yale: syīn-jŕ-kǒu-kwài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinjyrkooukuay
  - Palladius: синьчжикоукуай (sinʹčžikoukuaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵⁻⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sam¹ zik⁶ hau² faai³
  - Yale: sām jihk háu faai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ dzik⁹ hau² faai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ jig⁶ heo² fai³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚² hɐu̯³⁵ faːi̯³³/

Idiom

心直口快

frank and outspoken; plainspoken and straightforward

Synonyms

口直心快 (kǒuzhíxīnkuài)
口快心直 (kǒukuàixīnzhí)
心直嘴快 (xīnzhízuǐkuài)

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