| 直言不讳 |
zhí yán bù huì |
to speak bluntly (idiom) / not to mince words |
| 直 |
Zhí |
surname Zhi / Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神农 Farmer God |
| 直 |
zhí |
straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters |
| 直言 |
zhí yán |
to speak forthrightly / to talk bluntly |
| 言 |
yán |
words / speech / to say / to talk |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 不讳 |
bù huì |
without concealing anything / to pass away / to die |
| 讳 |
huì |
to avoid mentioning / taboo word / name of deceased emperor or superior |