心直口快

Chinese

		heart; mind	straight; vertical; frank straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	fast; quick; swift
trad. (心直口快)		心	直	口	快
simp. #(心直口快)		心	直	口	快

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīnzhíkǒukuài

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ zik⁶ hau² faai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīnzhíkǒukuài
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sinjhíhkǒukuài
    • Wade–Giles: hsin¹-chih²-kʻou³-kʻuai⁴
    • Yale: syīn-jŕ-kǒu-kwài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinjyrkooukuay
    • Palladius: синьчжикоукуай (sinʹčžikoukuaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sam¹ zik⁶ hau² faai³
    • Yale: sām jihk háu faai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ dzik⁹ hau² faai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ jig⁶ heo² fai³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚² hɐu̯³⁵ faːi̯³³/

Idiom

心直口快

1. frank and outspoken; plainspoken and straightforward

Synonyms

• 口直心快 (kǒuzhíxīnkuài)
• 口快心直 (kǒukuàixīnzhí)
• 心直嘴快 (xīnzhízuǐkuài)