直言

直言

Chinese

		straight; vertical; frank straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
simp. and trad. (直言)		直	言

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhíyán

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˊ ㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zik⁶ jin⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): ti̍t-giân / ti̍t-gân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhíyán
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˊ ㄧㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyyan
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ i̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zik⁶ jin⁴
    • Yale: jihk yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁹ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: jig⁶ yin⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚² jiːn²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ti̍t-giân
    • Tâi-lô: ti̍t-giân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: didgieen
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tit̚²⁴⁻²² giɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /tit̚⁴⁻³² giɛn²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tit̚⁴⁻³² giɛn²³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ti̍t-gân
    • Tâi-lô: ti̍t-gân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: didgaan
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ gan¹³/

Verb

直言

1. to speak bluntly and to the point; to be outspoken

Derived terms

Derived terms from 直言

仗義直言／仗义直言 恕我直言 (shù wǒ zhíyán) 正色直言 直言不諱／直言不讳 (zhíyánbùhuì) 直言勿諱／直言勿讳 直言危行 直言取禍／直言取祸 直言極諫／直言极谏 直言正色

直言正論／直言正论 直言正諫／直言正谏 直言無忌／直言无忌 直言無諱／直言无讳 直言無隱／直言无隐 直言盡意／直言尽意 直言讜議／直言讜议 直言賈禍／直言贾祸 直言骨鯁／直言骨鲠