毫不讳言

毫不諱言

háobù-huìyán

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Meanings

HSK 4

导演毫不讳言地批评了行业的乱象。

Dǎoyǎn háobùhuìyán de pīpíng le hángyè de luàn xiàng.

The director openly criticized the chaos in the industry.

HSK 4

她毫不讳言地承认自己曾经失败过。

Tā háobùhuìyán de chéngrèn zìjǐ céngjīng shībài guò.

She openly admits she has failed before.

HSK 7-9

他毫不讳言自己出身贫寒。

Tā háobùhuìyán zìjǐ chūshēn pínhán.

He makes no secret of his humble background.

usage

Used to praise honesty about a sensitive or potentially embarrassing fact. Often takes a clause as object: 毫不讳言 + (what is admitted).

毫 háo

不 bù

讳 huì

言 yán