直言不諱

Chinese

		to speak bluntly and to the point; to be outspoken	not; no	avoid mentioning; to taboo
trad. (直言不諱)		直言	不	諱
simp. (直言不讳)		直言	不	讳

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhíyánbùhuì

(Zhuyin): ㄓˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zik⁶ jin⁴ bat¹ wai⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhíyánbùhuì [Phonetic: zhíyánbúhuì]
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhíhyánbùhuèi
  - Wade–Giles: chih²-yen²-pu⁴-hui⁴
  - Yale: jŕ-yán-bù-hwèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyryanbuhuey
  - Palladius: чжияньбухуэй (čžijanʹbuxuej)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ jɛn³⁵⁻⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zik⁶ jin⁴ bat¹ wai⁵
  - Yale: jihk yìhn bāt wáih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁹ jin⁴ bat⁷ wai⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: jig⁶ yin⁴ bed¹ wei⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚² jiːn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯¹³/

Idiom

直言不諱

to call a spade a spade; to speak without reservation; not to mince one's words

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