老實說

See also: 老实说

Chinese

		honest; genuine; frank honest; genuine; frank; blunt	to speak; to say; persuade (politically)
trad. (老實說)		老實	說
simp. (老实说)		老实	说

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǎoshíshuō, lǎoshishuō

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄕˊ ㄕㄨㄛ, ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕㄕㄨㄛ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard reading)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoshíshuō
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄕˊ ㄕㄨㄛ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lǎoshíhshuo
  - Wade–Giles: lao³-shih²-shuo¹
  - Yale: lǎu-shŕ-shwō
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laoshyrshuo
  - Palladius: лаошишо (laošišo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, toneless variant)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoshishuō
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕㄕㄨㄛ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lǎoshi̊hshuo
  - Wade–Giles: lao³-shih⁵-shuo¹
  - Yale: lǎu-shr-shwō
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lao.shyshuo
  - Palladius: лаошишо (laošišo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ ʂʐ̩⁴ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

Adverb

老實說

to be honest; to tell the truth; if I'm honest

Synonyms

說實在的／说实在的 (shuō shízài de)
說實話／说实话 (shuōshíhuà)
說真的／说真的 (shuōzhēnde)
講真／讲真 (jiǎngzhēn) (chiefly Cantonese)
講道理／讲道理 (jiǎng dàolǐ) (slang, neologism)

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