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直截了當 (zik6 zit6 liu5 dong3) — plain-talking; blunt; straightforward in Cantonese

zikˍ₆直zitˍ₆截liuˏ₅了dong˗₃當
简 直截了当
Mandarin Pinyin: zhi2 jie2 liao3 dang4

Meaning of 直截了當

nounplain-talking; blunt; straightforward

Characters in 直截了當

直zik6
directly; continuously; simply
截zit6
intercept; stop; block
了liu5
indicating change of situation | [粵] 喇
當dong1
should; ought to; must

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