出言不逊

出言不遜

chūyán-bùxùn

idiom #28,948

Meanings

他在会议上出言不逊，得罪了很多同事。

Tā zài huìyì shàng chūyánbùxùn, dézuì le hěnduō tóngshì.

He spoke rudely at the meeting and offended many colleagues.

对长辈出言不逊是非常失礼的行为。

Duì zhǎngbèi chūyánbùxùn shìfēi cháng shīlǐ de xíngwéi.

Speaking rudely to elders is extremely disrespectful behavior.

memory

出言 means 'to speak out / to utter words', and 不逊 means 'not modest / impolite'. Together: words that come out lacking in deference.

出 chū

言 yán

不 bù

逊 xùn