粵

直zik6言jin4不bat1諱wai5

simp直言不讳
zik6 jin4 bat1 wai5zhí yán bù huì

English

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

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 直接、冇保留噉講出一啲可能會令人唔高興嘅説話

Examples

  • 公众终于对关于空气污染的意见直言不讳了。

    Public feeling against air pollution has at last become vocal.

    Tatoeba · jimmy9pints CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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