知無不言,言無不盡

简 知无不言,言无不尽 · 繁 知無不言,言無不盡
Mandarin · pinyin zhī wú bù yán , yán wú bù jìn

Meanings

  1. (lit.) not hiding anything he knows, not stopping before he has said it through (idiom)
  2. (fig.) frank; outspoken
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知
zhī · know, perceive, comprehend
無
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
言
yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
盡
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无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
尽
jǐn · exhaust, use up; deplete
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知無不言,言無不盡 · zhi1 wu2 bu4 yan2 , yan2 wu2 bu4 jin4
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Exact source record知無不言,言無不盡 知无不言,言无不尽 [zhi1 wu2 bu4 yan2 , yan2 wu2 bu4 jin4] /(lit.) not hiding anything he knows, not stopping before he has said it through (idiom)/(fig.) frank; outspoken/