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指名道姓 — “To mention someone by name”

指名道姓 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to mention someone by name”. To name names. Literally, “Point out name, state surname”.

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指名道姓 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 指zhǐ
  • 名míng
  • 道dào
  • 姓xìng

指名道姓 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
指
zhǐ9point, indicate, or refer
名
míng6name, reputation, famous
道
dào13way, path, principle, say
姓
xìng8family name

Example Sentence with 指名道姓

在讨论会上,他勇敢地指名道姓地提出了对某些行为的看法。
In the discussion, he bravely mentioned names when expressing his views on certain behaviors.

Idioms Related to 指名道姓

Synonyms of 指名道姓

  • zhí直yán言bù不huì讳speak frankly without hesitation

Antonyms of 指名道姓

  • hán含shā沙shè射yǐng影make veiled accusations
  • páng旁qiāo敲cè侧jī击make indirect allusions or criticisms
  • yǐn隐yuē约qí其cí辞speak vaguely or evasively

More idioms starting with 指

  • zhǐ指yī一shuō说shí十exaggerate a minor issue
  • zhǐ指bù不shèng胜lǚ偻too many to count
  • zhǐ指bù不shèng胜qū屈too many to count
  • zhǐ指bù不shèng胜shù数too numerous to count
  • zhǐ指dōng东huà划xī西talk evasively or beat around the bush
  • zhǐ指dōng东dǎ打xī西feint east, attack west
  • zhǐ指dōng东huà画xī西Beat around the bush
  • zhǐ指dōng东huà话xī西talk aimlessly or evasively
  • zhǐ指dōng东shuō说xī西Beat around the bush
  • zhǐ指dōng东mà骂xī西criticize indirectly
  • zhǐ指shì事lèi类qíng情explain principles and illustrate situations
  • zhǐ指qīn亲tuō托gù故claim kinship or feign acquaintance

Questions about 指名道姓

What does 指名道姓 mean?
指名道姓 (zhǐ míng dào xìng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to mention someone by name”.
How do you pronounce 指名道姓?
指名道姓 is pronounced zhǐ míng dào xìng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 指名道姓 literally mean?
Literally, 指名道姓 means “Point out name, state surname”. It is used to mean “to mention someone by name”.
What is the Chinese definition of 指名道姓?
明确指出姓和名。
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