直截了當

Chinese

		straightforward; blunt; point-blank	frank; straightforward; forthright frank; straightforward; forthright; settled; in order
trad. (直截了當)		直截	了當
simp. (直截了当)		直截	了当
alternative forms		直接了當／直接了当 直捷了當／直捷了当

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhíjiéliǎodàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zik⁶ zit⁶ liu⁵ dong³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhíjiéliǎodàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhíhjiéliǎodàng
    • Wade–Giles: chih²-chieh²-liao³-tang⁴
    • Yale: jŕ-jyé-lyǎu-dàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyrjyeleaudanq
    • Palladius: чжицзеляодан (čžiczeljaodan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zik⁶ zit⁶ liu⁵ dong³
    • Yale: jihk jiht líuh dong
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁹ dzit⁹ liu⁵ dong³
    • Guangdong Romanization: jig⁶ jid⁶ liu⁵ dong³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚² t͡siːt̚² liːu̯¹³ tɔːŋ³³/

Idiom

直截了當

1. direct and plainspoken; straightforward

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 條不二直／条不二直, 頭路直／头路直, 頭路理直／头路理直, 頭理路直／头理路直