直言取祸 — “To bring trouble upon oneself by speaking too frankly”
直言取祸 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bring trouble upon oneself by speaking too frankly”. Frank words invite misfortune. Literally, “Direct words invite misfortune”.
直言取祸 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 直
- zhí直shàng上zhí直xià下straight up and down
- zhí直shàng上qīng青yún云meteoric rise to high position
- zhí直rù入yún云xiāo霄soaring high into the sky
- zhí直rù入gōng公táng堂Speak directly and frankly
- zhí直nèi内fāng方wài外upright in spirit and principled in conduct
- zhí直chōng冲héng横zhuàng撞crash about wildly and recklessly
- zhí直kǒu口wú无yán言rendered speechless
- zhí直tǔ吐xiōng胸huái怀speak one's mind frankly
- zhí直zhuàng壮qū曲lǎo老Righteous strong, wrong dispirited
- zhí直rú如xián弦upright and principled
- zhí直dài待yǔ雨lín淋tóu头wait until rain pours on one's head
- zhí直xìng性xiá狭zhōng中straightforward but narrow-minded
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Open the tool →Questions about 直言取祸
What does 直言取祸 mean?
直言取祸 (zhí yán qǔ huò) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bring trouble upon oneself by speaking too frankly”.
How do you pronounce 直言取祸?
直言取祸 is pronounced zhí yán qǔ huò in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 直言取祸 literally mean?
Literally, 直言取祸 means “Direct words invite misfortune”. It is used to mean “to bring trouble upon oneself by speaking too frankly”.
What is the Chinese definition of 直言取祸?
直：坦率、直爽；取：取得，引申为招致。指说话直率的人会惹祸。