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Home / Idiom / 直抒己见

talk (or speak out) directly and simply · state one's view frankly · be plainspoken

直抒己见
zhí shū jǐ jiàn
zh+í·2nd tonesh+ū·1st tonej+ǐ·3rd tonej+iàn·4th tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to speak bluntly (idiom) · not to mince words直言不讳zhí yán bù huìdirect and plainspoken (idiom); blunt · straightforward直截了当zhí jié liǎo dànglit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idiom)开门见山kāi mén jiàn shānto speak forthrightly · to talk bluntly直言zhí yánfish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. to feel obliged to speak out candidly · sth on one's mind骨鲠在喉gǔ gěng zài hóu
Antonyms
lit. to point at the mulberry tree and curse the locust tree · fig. to scold sb indirectly · to make oblique accusations (idiom)指桑骂槐zhǐ sāng mà huáito make insinuations · to take an indirect approach (in making inquiries) (idiom)旁敲侧击páng qiāo cè jī
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