粵

諱wai5言jin4

simp讳言
wai5 jin4huì yán

English

  1. to avoid stating openly (esp. sensitive or unpleasant matters, usu. in the negative, as in 不諱言|不讳言[bu4 hui4 yan2] "to state frankly")
  2. dare not or would not speak up; to avoid mentioning something
  3. to dare not to speak up; to dare not to tell the truth

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 因為怕得罪人而避免直接講一啲説話

Examples

  • 佢亦都唔再避忌,直接講出殘酷嘅事實。

    他亦再不諱言,説出殘酷的事實。 (taa1 jik6 zoi3 bat1 wai5 jin4, syut3 ceot1 caan4 huk6 dik1 si6 sat6.)

    He is not afraid to tell the brutal truth now.

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

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