條不二直

Chinese

		measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.); a strip; item measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.); a strip; item; article	not; no	two	straight; vertical; frank straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright
trad. (條不二直)		條	不	二	直
simp. (条不二直)		条	不	二	直

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tiâu-put-lī-ti̍t

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiâu-put-lī-ti̍t
    • Tâi-lô: tiâu-put-lī-ti̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: diau'putlixdit
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tiau²⁴⁻²² put̚⁵⁻²⁴ li⁴¹⁻²² tit̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tiau²⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ li²²⁻²¹ tit̚⁴/

Idiom

條不二直

1. (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) direct and plainspoken; straightforward

Synonyms

• 直截了當／直截了当 (zhíjiéliǎodàng)
• (Hokkien) 頭路直／头路直, 頭路理直／头路理直, 頭理路直／头理路直