直言不讳直言不諱

zhí yán bù huì

Meaning

to speak bluntly (idiom); not to mince words

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直zhístraight, vertical; candid, direct, frank十目一言yánwords, speech; to speak, to say亠二口不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix一讳huìtaboo; to shun, to conceal, to avoid mentioning讠韦