面折廷诤 — “Face-to-face rebuke and court remonstration”
面折廷诤 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to openly and boldly criticize or remonstrate with someone, especially in public or a formal setting, for the sake of truth or what is right; to speak frankly and offer candid advice”. Literally, “face-to-face rebuke and court remonstration”.
面折廷诤 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 面
- miàn面bù不gǎi改róng容remain calm and composed
- miàn面bù不gǎi改sè色remain calm and composed
- miàn面zhēng争tíng庭lùn论frankly argue publicly
- miàn面cóng从hòu后yán言Outwardly agree, secretly criticize
- miàn面cóng从bèi背yán言agree to one's face, criticize behind back
- miàn面cóng从fù腹fěi诽outwardly comply, inwardly criticize
- miàn面cóng从fù腹fēi非outwardly comply but inwardly dissent
- miàn面sì似xuē靴pí皮face full of deep wrinkles
- miàn面lěng冷yán言héng横stern-faced and aggressive in talk
- miàn面běi北méi眉nán南estranged and refusing to acknowledge each other
- miàn面mìng命ěr耳tí提give earnest, painstaking instruction
- miàn面mìng命ěr耳xùn训give earnest face-to-face instruction
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What does 面折廷诤 mean?
面折廷诤 (miàn shé tíng zhèng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to openly and boldly criticize or remonstrate with someone, especially in public or a formal setting, for the sake of truth or what is right; to speak frankly and offer candid advice”.
How do you pronounce 面折廷诤?
面折廷诤 is pronounced miàn shé tíng zhèng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 面折廷诤 literally mean?
Literally, 面折廷诤 means “face-to-face rebuke and court remonstration”. It is used to mean “to openly and boldly criticize or remonstrate with someone, especially in public or a formal setting, for the sake of truth or what is right; to speak frankly and offer candid advice”.
What is the Chinese definition of 面折廷诤?
指直言敢谏。同“面折廷争”。