坦言 tǎnyán to speak candidly Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents tǎnyán to speak candidly 坦 tǎn verbadjective straightforward (bound form) honest; straightforward; open-hearted, as in 坦率 tǎnshuài or 坦白 tǎnbái言 yán verbadverb to say to speak; to talk; to state or telltǎnyán candid words 坦 tǎn verbadjective straightforward (bound form) honest; straightforward; open-hearted, as in 坦率 tǎnshuài or 坦白 tǎnbái言 yán noun speech words; talk; what is said