犯颜极谏 — “To offer bold and honest advice or criticism to a superior”
犯颜极谏 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to offer bold and honest advice or criticism to a superior”. Even at the risk of incurring their displeasure or anger.
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犯颜极谏 Pronunciation and Pinyin
犯颜极谏 Character Breakdown
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尽管知道会引起领导不悦，但为了公司的长远发展，这位经理还是选择犯颜极谏，提出了自己的不同意见。
Despite knowing it might displease the leader, the manager chose to offer bold and honest advice for the company's long-term development, presenting his dissenting opinions.
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Synonyms of 犯颜极谏
More idioms starting with 犯
- fàn犯shàng上zuò作luàn乱defy authority and rebel
- fàn犯tiān天xià下zhī之bù不wěi韪defy universal disapproval
- fàn犯ér而bù不jiào校To overlook offenses and not retaliate
- fàn犯ér而wù勿xiào校tolerate offense without retaliation
- fàn犯yán颜kǔ苦jiàn谏courageously remonstrate with a superior
- fàn犯yán颜jìn进jiàn谏offer blunt advice to a superior
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What does 犯颜极谏 mean?
犯颜极谏 (fàn yán jí jiàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to offer bold and honest advice or criticism to a superior”.
How do you pronounce 犯颜极谏?
犯颜极谏 is pronounced fàn yán jí jiàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 犯颜极谏?
犯颜：冒犯君主或尊长的颜面、威严；极谏：以直言规劝（常用下对上）。敢于冒犯君主或尊长的威严而极力规劝其改正错误。