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直言無隱

简直言无隐 · 繁直言無隱

Mandarin · pinyin zhí yán wú yǐn

see 直言不諱 zhí yán bù huì

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直: zhí · straight, erect, vertical
言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
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无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
隐: yǐn · hide, conceal; hidden, secret

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2–2–2–3 · zhi2 yan2 wu2 yin3

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