犯顏直諫

See also: 犯颜直谏

Chinese

		to offend one's superior	to admonish frankly; to criticize directly
trad. (犯顏直諫)		犯顏	直諫
simp. (犯颜直谏)		犯颜	直谏

Etymology

From Han Feizi:

犯顏極諫，臣不如東郭牙，請立以為諫臣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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犯颜极谏，臣不如东郭牙，请立以为谏臣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Han Feizi, circa 2^nd century BCE

Fànyán jí jiàn, chén bùrú Dōngguō Yá, qǐng lì yǐ wéi jiànchén. [Pinyin]

In moving against the facial expression of the ruler and making utmost remonstrations, I am not as good as Dongguo Ya. May Your Highness appoint him Minister of Censorship.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fànyánzhíjiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄓˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faan⁶ ngaan⁴ zik⁶ gaan³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fànyánzhíjiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄓˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fànyánjhíhjiàn
    • Wade–Giles: fan⁴-yen²-chih²-chien⁴
    • Yale: fàn-yán-jŕ-jyàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fannyanjyrjiann
    • Palladius: фаньяньчжицзянь (fanʹjanʹčžiczjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fän⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: faan⁶ ngaan⁴ zik⁶ gaan³
    • Yale: faahn ngàahn jihk gaan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faan⁶ ngaan⁴ dzik⁹ gaan³
    • Guangdong Romanization: fan⁶ ngan⁴ jig⁶ gan³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːn²² ŋaːn²¹ t͡sɪk̚² kaːn³³/

Idiom

犯顏直諫

1. to give constructive criticism to the emperor at the risk of offending him