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直言

直言

Chinese

		straight; vertical; frank straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
simp. and trad. (直言)		直	言

Verb

直言

to be outspoken, to speak bluntly and to the point

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhíyán

(Zhuyin): ㄓˊ ㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zik⁶ jin⁴
Min Nan (POJ): ti̍t-giân / ti̍t-gân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhíyán
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˊ ㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyryan
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ i̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zik⁶ jin⁴
  - Yale: jihk yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁹ jin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚² jiːn²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ti̍t-giân
  - Tâi-lô: ti̍t-giân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: didgieen
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tit̚²⁴⁻²² giɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tit̚⁴⁻³² giɛn²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tit̚⁴⁻³² giɛn²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tit̚⁴⁻²¹ giɛn²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ti̍t-gân
  - Tâi-lô: ti̍t-gân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: didgaan
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ gan¹³/