直來直去

Chinese

		straight; vertical; frank straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright	to come	straight; vertical; frank straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright	to go; to leave; to remove
trad. (直來直去)		直	來	直	去
simp. (直来直去)		直	来	直	去

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhíláizhíqù

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄓˊ ㄑㄩˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zik⁶ loi⁴ zik⁶ heoi³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhíláizhíqù
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄓˊ ㄑㄩˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhíhláijhíhcyù
    • Wade–Giles: chih²-lai²-chih²-chʻü⁴
    • Yale: jŕ-lái-jŕ-chyù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyrlaijyrchiuh
    • Palladius: чжилайчжицюй (čžilajčžicjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zik⁶ loi⁴ zik⁶ heoi³
    • Yale: jihk lòih jihk heui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁹ loi⁴ dzik⁹ hoey³
    • Guangdong Romanization: jig⁶ loi⁴ jig⁶ hêu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚² lɔːi̯²¹ t͡sɪk̚² hɵy̯³³/

Idiom

直來直去

1. to go and return without undue delay; to go non-stop to and from
2. (figurative) to be frank and outspoken; to speak one's mind