直言无忤 zhíyánwúwǔ to speak frankly without offense Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 直言 zhíyán verb to speak bluntly To speak forthrightly or tell the facts directly without hiding anything.无 無 wú adjectiveverb to not have to not have; there is no; lack; (as prefix) non-; un-; -less忤 wǔ to disobey (bound form) to disobey; to go against; to be uncongenial or unfilial