直言无讳 Chinese English dictionary 直言无讳 translate 直言无讳 pinyin

直言无讳

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
直言无讳 zhíyánwúhuì	直言无讳 \| 直言无讳* \| *直言无讳	see 直言不諱｜直言不讳	直言無諱

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
直	直 \| 直* \| *直	8画十 + 6 目 + 3	zhí	straight, erect, vertical	zik6	4071.6 JBMM


言	言 \| 言* \| *言	7画言訁 + 0	yán, yàn, yín	words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149	jin4	0060.1 YMMR


无	无 \| 无* \| *无	4画无 + 0	wú, mó	negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71	mou4	無 1041.0 MKU


讳	讳 \| 讳* \| *讳	6画讠 + 4	huì	conceal; shun; regard as taboo	wai5	諱 3572 IVQS

Word decomposition:

Simplified		English Definition
直言无讳 zhíyánwúhuì	直言无讳 \| 直言无讳* \| *直言无讳	see 直言不諱｜直言不讳


直 Zhí	直 \| 直* \| *直	surname Zhi / Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農｜神农 Farmer God


直 zhí	直 \| 直* \| *直	straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters


直言 zhíyán	直言 \| 直言* \| *直言	to speak forthrightly / to talk bluntly


言　yán	言 \| 言* \| *言	words / speech / to say / to talk


无　　mó	无 \| 无* \| *无	used in 南無｜南无


无　　wú	无 \| 无* \| *无	not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less


讳　　　huì	讳 \| 讳* \| *讳	to avoid mentioning / taboo word / name of deceased emperor or superior