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

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• 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 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

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