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直接了當

简直接了当 · 繁直接了當

Mandarin · pinyin zhí jiē liǎo dàng

see 直截了當 zhí jié liǎo dàng

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直: zhí · straight, erect, vertical
接: jiē · receive; continue; catch; connect
了: le · to finish; particle of completed action
當: dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just
当: dāng · bear, accept, undertake; just

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2–1–3–4 · zhi2 jie1 liao3 dang4

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(alt-of, alternative, idiomatic) alternative form of 直截了當 /直截了当 (zhíjiéliǎodàng)

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