直言贾祸
zhí​yán​gǔ​huò

to bring trouble upon oneself by speaking out

  • created sense approved 直言贾祸/直言賈禍 · zhí​yán​gǔ​huò · to bring trouble upon oneself by speaking out — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    直言贾祸 / 直言賈禍

    zhí​yán​gǔ​huò

    to bring trouble upon oneself by speaking out

    to invite disaster or bring trouble upon oneself by speaking the truth or being too blunt

    直言 (literal) → 直言 · zhí​yán · to speak bluntly 贾祸 (literal) → 贾祸/賈禍 · gǔ​huò · to court disaster

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