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)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhíyánbùhuì [Phonetic: zhíyánbúhuì]
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyyanbuhuey
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ i̯ɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zik⁶ jin⁴ bat¹ wai⁵
  - Yale: jihk yìhn bāt wáih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁹ jin⁴ bat⁷ wai⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: jig⁶ yin⁴ bed¹ wei⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚² jiːn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯¹³/

Idiom

直言不諱

to call a spade a spade

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