出言不逊

出言不遜

chūyán-bùxùn

idiom #28,948

Meanings

HSK 7-9

他在会议上出言不逊，得罪了很多同事。

Tā zài huìyì shàng chūyán-bùxùn, dézuì le hěnduō tóngshì.

He spoke rudely at the meeting and offended many colleagues.

HSK 7-9

对长辈出言不逊是非常失礼的行为。

Duì zhǎngbèi chūyán-bùxùn shì fēicháng 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