Dictionary/直言

直言

zhí yán

ㄓˊ ㄧㄢˊ
N
1to speak forthrightly
2to talk bluntly

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直言

Examples

shù恕wǒ我zhí yán直言：nǐ你fàn犯le了yí ge一个cuò错。
恕我直言：你犯了一个错。
Forgive me for being frank. You have erred.
恕我直言，你去年不也这么说过？
Not to be rude, but didn't you say that last year?