zhèng​yán

straight talk

正言 zhèng​yán
straight talk
(literary) upright and honest speech; wholesome talk
to correct speech
(literary) to ensure that speech or discourse is correct and proper
Zhengyan
historical official title (remonstrator) in the Song dynasty, divided into Left and Right Zhengyan (Zuǒyòu Zhèngyán), responsible for offering advice and criticism to the emperor

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