直截了當
simp直截了当zik6 zit3 liu5 dong3zhí jié liǎo dàng
English
- direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt
- straightforward
- (of speech; behaviour) simple and direct; forthright
粵語 — Cantonese
- 講嘢或做嘢乾淨俐落
Examples
她从不要求他直截了当地给出答复。
She never expects a straight answer from him.
Tatoeba · cxpadonis CC BY
玛丽直截了当地拒绝了汤姆的请求。
Mary bluntly rejected Tom's request.
Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY
能够直截了当地表达自己想法的人很直爽。
People who can express their thoughts in a clear-cut way are very straightforward.
Tatoeba · slo_oth CC BY
佢直截了當嘅性格可能會俾人誤會佢冇禮貌。
His forthright manner can be mistaken for rudeness.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk