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to speak forthrightly · to talk bluntly

直言
zhí yán
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Not to be rude, but didn't you say that last year?
恕我直言，你去年不也这么说过？
Public feeling against air pollution has at last become vocal.
公众终于对关于空气污染的意见直言不讳了。
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lit. to put everything out including the tray · to reveal everything · to make a clean breast of it all和盘托出hé pán tuō chūto speak bluntly (idiom) · not to mince words直言不讳zhí yán bù huìto speak out for justice (idiom); to take a stand on a matter of principle仗义执言zhàng yì zhí yánlit. to open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point (idiom)开门见山kāi mén jiàn shān(let's) not mince words; (let's) not beat about the bush打开天窗说亮话dǎ kāi tiān chuāng shuō liàng huàtalk (or speak out) directly and simply · state one's view frankly · be plainspoken直抒己见zhí shū jǐ jiàn