直言不讳

zhí yán bù huì

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Definitions

1. to speak bluntly (idiom)
2. not to mince words

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Child Words of 直言不讳

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 直 直 zhí: straight
• 不讳 不讳 bù huì: without concealing anything
• 直言 直言 zhí yán: to speak forthrightly
• 言 言 yán: words
• 讳 讳 huì: to avoid mentioning