直截了當

简 直截了当 · 繁 直截了當
Mandarin · pinyin zhí jié liǎo dàng

Meanings

  1. direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt
  2. straightforward
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直
zhí · straight, erect, vertical
截
jié · cut off, stop, obstruct, intersect
了
le · to finish; particle of completed action
當
dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
当
dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
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2–2–3–4 · zhi2 jie2 liao3 dang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zik6 zit3 liu5 dong3

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zik6 zit6 liu5 dong3

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  1. (idiomatic) direct and plainspoken; straightforward

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