犯顏直諫

See also: 犯颜直谏

Chinese

		to offend one's superior	to admonish frankly; to criticize directly
trad. (犯顏直諫)		犯顏	直諫
simp. (犯颜直谏)		犯颜	直谏

Etymology

From Han Feizi:

犯顏極諫，臣不如東郭牙，請立以為諫臣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

犯颜极谏，臣不如东郭牙，请立以为谏臣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Han Feizi, circa 2^nd century BCE

Fànyán jí jiàn, chén bùrú Dōngguō Yá, qǐng lì yǐ wéi jiànchén. [Pinyin]

In moving against the facial expression of the ruler and making utmost remonstrations, I am not as good as Dongguo Ya. May Your Highness appoint him Minister of Censorship.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fànyánzhíjiàn
(Zhuyin): ㄈㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄓˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faan⁶ ngaan⁴ zik⁶ gaan³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fànyánzhíjiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄓˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fànyánjhíhjiàn
  - Wade–Giles: fan⁴-yen²-chih²-chien⁴
  - Yale: fàn-yán-jŕ-jyàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fannyanjyrjiann
  - Palladius: фаньяньчжицзянь (fanʹjanʹčžiczjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fän⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕjɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: faan⁶ ngaan⁴ zik⁶ gaan³
  - Yale: faahn ngàahn jihk gaan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faan⁶ ngaan⁴ dzik⁹ gaan³
  - Guangdong Romanization: fan⁶ ngan⁴ jig⁶ gan³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːn²² ŋaːn²¹ t͡sɪk̚² kaːn³³/

Idiom

犯顏直諫

to give constructive criticism to the emperor at the risk of offending him