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直言无讳
zhí yán wú huì
Pinyin
Definition
直言无讳
-
zhí yán wú huì
to speak one's mind
to speak candidly (idiom)
Character Decomposition
直
十
目
一
言
言
无
无
讳
讠
韦
Related Words
(20)
一直
yī zhí
1
straight (in a straight line)
2
continuously
3
always
4
from the beginning of ... up to ...
5
all along
直
Zhí
1
surname Zhi
2
Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God
直接
zhí jiē
1
direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jiàn jiē])
2
immediate
3
straightforward
直播
zhí bō
1
live broadcast (not recorded)
2
direct Internet broadcasting
3
(agriculture) direct seeding
简直
jiǎn zhí
1
simply
2
at all
3
practically
言
yán
1
words
2
speech
3
to say
4
to talk
语言
yǔ yán
1
language
2
CL:門|门[mén],種|种[zhǒng]
一言九鼎
yī yán jiǔ dǐng
1
one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
代言
dài yán
1
to be a spokesperson
2
to be an ambassador (for a brand)
3
to endorse
代言人
dài yán rén
1
spokesperson
伸直
shēn zhí
1
to straighten
2
to stretch out
传言
chuán yán
1
rumor
2
hearsay
千言万语
qiān yán wàn yǔ
1
thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say
2
talking nonstop
只言片语
zhǐ yán piàn yǔ
1
just a word or two (idiom); a few isolated phrases
名言
míng yán
1
saying
2
famous remark
垂直
chuí zhí
1
perpendicular
2
vertical
宣言
xuān yán
1
declaration
2
manifesto
怨言
yuàn yán
1
complaint
方言
Fāng yán
1
the first Chinese dialect dictionary, edited by Yang Xiong 揚雄|扬雄[Yáng Xióng] in 1st century, containing over 9000 characters
畅所欲言
chàng suǒ yù yán
1
lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic
2
to hold forth to one's heart's content
Idioms
(20)
一言一动
yī yán yī dòng
1
(one's) every word and deed (idiom)
一言一行
yī yán yī xíng
1
every word and action (idiom)
一言不发
yī yán bù fā
1
to not say a word (idiom)
一言九鼎
yī yán jiǔ dǐng
1
one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
一言以蔽之
yī yán yǐ bì zhī
1
one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
2
in a nutshell
一言千金
yī yán qiān jīn
1
one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice
2
words of enormous weight
一言既出,驷马难追
yī yán jì chū , sì mǎ nán zhuī
1
lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
一言为定
yī yán wéi dìng
1
(idiom) it's a deal
2
that's settled then
一言为重
yī yán wéi zhòng
1
each word carries weight
2
a promise must be kept (idiom)
一言难尽
yī yán nán jìn
1
hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly
三言两句
sān yán liǎng jù
1
in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
三言两语
sān yán liǎng yǔ
1
in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
不以人废言
bù yǐ rén fèi yán
1
not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
不可胜言
bù kě shèng yán
1
inexpressible (idiom)
2
beyond description
不可言喻
bù kě yán yù
1
inexpressible (idiom)
不恤人言
bù xù rén yán
1
not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
不听老人言,吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
1
(idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不言不语
bù yán bù yǔ
1
to not say a word (idiom)
2
to keep silent
不言自明
bù yán zì míng
1
self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
交浅言深
jiāo qiǎn yán shēn
1
to talk intimately while being comparative strangers (idiom)
Sample Sentences