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直截了當
简 直截了当 · 繁 直截了當Mandarin · pinyin zhí jié liǎo dàng
Meanings
- direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt
- straightforward
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Mandarin tones
2–2–3–4 · zhi2 jie2 liao3 dang4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
zik6 zit3 liu5 dong3
Cantonese word readings for 直截了當. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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zik6 zit6 liu5 dong3
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phrase
- (idiomatic) direct and plainspoken; straightforward
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