恕我直言

Chinese

		forgive	I; me	to speak bluntly and to the point; to be outspoken
trad. (恕我直言)		恕	我	直言
simp. #(恕我直言)		恕	我	直言

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shù wǒ zhíyán

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄓˊ ㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): syu³ ngo⁵ zik⁶ jin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shù wǒ zhíyán
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨˋ ㄨㄛˇ ㄓˊ ㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shù wǒ jhíhyán
    • Wade–Giles: shu⁴ wo³ chih²-yen²
    • Yale: shù wǒ jŕ-yán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuh woo jyryan
    • Palladius: шу во чжиянь (šu vo čžijanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu⁵¹ wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ jɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: syu³ ngo⁵ zik⁶ jin⁴
    • Yale: syu ngóh jihk yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sy³ ngo⁵ dzik⁹ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xu³ ngo⁵ jig⁶ yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /syː³³ ŋɔː¹³ t͡sɪk̚² jiːn²¹/

Phrase

1. with all due respect; in my humble opinion; frankly speaking