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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

(lit.) not hiding anything he knows, not stopping before he has said it through (idiom)
(fig.) frank; outspoken

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知: zhī · know, perceive, comprehend
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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
盡: Look up this written character
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
尽: jǐn · exhaust, use up; deplete

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