直諫

直諫

Chinese

		straight; vertical; frank straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright	to admonish
trad. (直諫)		直	諫
simp. (直谏)		直	谏

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhíjiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zik⁶ gaan³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhíjiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyrjiann
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhíhjiàn
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕjɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zik⁶ gaan³
    • Yale: jihk gaan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁹ gaan³
    • Guangdong Romanization: jig⁶ gan³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚² käːn³³/

Verb

直諫

1. (literary) to admonish frankly; to criticize directly

Derived terms

正言直諫／正言直谏

犯顏直諫／犯颜直谏 (fànyánzhíjiàn)