直爽

Chinese

		straight; vertical; frank straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright	invigorating; straightforward; frank invigorating; straightforward; frank; open; bright; clear
simp. and trad. (直爽)		直	爽
anagram		爽直

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhíshuǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˊ ㄕㄨㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zik⁶ song²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ti̍t-sóng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhíshuǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˊ ㄕㄨㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhíhshuǎng
    • Wade–Giles: chih²-shuang³
    • Yale: jŕ-shwǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyrshoang
    • Palladius: чжишуан (čžišuan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂu̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zik⁶ song²
    • Yale: jihk sóng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁹ song²
    • Guangdong Romanization: jig⁶ song²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚² sɔːŋ³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ti̍t-sóng
    • Tâi-lô: ti̍t-sóng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: didsorng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tit̚⁴⁻³² sɔŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tit̚²⁴⁻² sɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sɔŋ⁵³/

Adjective

直爽

1. forthright; candid; outspoken; bold; uninhibited; straightforward

Synonyms

• 了當／了当 (liǎodàng)
• 坦率 (tǎnshuài)
• 坦白 (tǎnbái)
• 實誠／实诚 (shíchéng) (colloquial)
• 忠厚 (zhōnghòu)
• 憨厚 (hānhòu)
• 憨實／憨实 (hānshí)
• 憨直 (hānzhí)
• 敞快 (chǎngkuai)
• 暢快／畅快 (chàngkuài)
• 樸實／朴实 (pǔshí)
• 爽快 (shuǎngkuài)
• 爽朗 (shuǎnglǎng)
• 爽直 (shuǎngzhí)
• 率直 (shuàizhí)
• 疏朗 (shūlǎng) (literary)
• 痛快 (tòngkuài)
• 直率 (zhíshuài)
• 直白 (zhíbái)
• 老實／老实 (lǎoshí)