諱言
simp讳言wai5 jin4huì yán
English
- 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")
- dare not or would not speak up; to avoid mentioning something
- to dare not to speak up; to dare not to tell the truth
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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