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直言无忤
zhí​yán​wú​wǔ

to speak frankly without offense

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