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單刀直入

简 单刀直入 · 繁 單刀直入
Mandarin · pinyin dān dāo zhí rù

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to get straight to the point
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單
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刀
dāo · knife; old coin; measure
直
zhí · straight, erect, vertical
入
rù · enter, come in(to), join
单
dān · single, individual, only; lone
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1–1–2–4 · dan1 dao1 zhi2 ru4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daan1 dou1 zik6 jap6

Cantonese word readings for 單刀直入. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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daan1 dou1 zik6 jap6

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to get straight to the point; to be straightforward

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