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直言谠议

直言谠议 — “To speak candidly and offer honest, upright advice or opinions”

直言谠议 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to speak candidly and offer honest, upright advice or opinions”. Literally, “Speak frankly and offer upright counsel”.

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直言谠议 Pronunciation and Pinyin

直言谠议 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
直
zhí8straight, direct, honest
言
yán7speak, say, words
谠
dǎng12Upright and frank speech
议
yì5discuss, deliberate, propose

Example Sentence with 直言谠议

在项目讨论会上,他总是敢于直言谠议,为团队提出了许多建设性的改进方案。
At the project discussion, he always dared to speak frankly and offer upright advice, proposing many constructive improvement plans for the team.

Idioms Related to 直言谠议

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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Questions about 直言谠议

What does 直言谠议 mean?

直言谠议 (zhí yán dǎng yì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to speak candidly and offer honest, upright advice or opinions”.

How do you pronounce 直言谠议?

直言谠议 is pronounced zhí yán dǎng yì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 直言谠议 literally mean?

Literally, 直言谠议 means “Speak frankly and offer upright counsel”. It is used to mean “to speak candidly and offer honest, upright advice or opinions”.

What is the Chinese definition of 直言谠议?

谠:正直。指正直的言论

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