直言 zhíyán to speak bluntly Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents zhíyán to speak bluntly 直 zhí adverb directly directly; straight; without detour or intermediary言 yán verbadverb to say to speak; to talk; to state or tellzhíyán outspoken remarks 直 zhí adjectivenoun honest just; righteous; honest; frank or forthright in character言 yán noun speech words; talk; what is said