快人快语

快人快語

kuàirén-kuàiyǔ

idiom

Meanings

1 a forthright person speaks frankly; plain-spoken and straightforward

Characters

quick; forthright

Examples

老王快人快语，从不拐弯抹角。

Lǎowáng kuàirénkuàiyǔ, cóngbù guǎiwānmòjiǎo.

Old Wang is a plain-spoken man — he never beats around the bush.

真是快人快语，我就喜欢你这样的朋友。

Zhēnshì kuàirénkuàiyǔ, wǒ jiù xǐhuānnǐ zhèyàng de péngyǒu.

Truly forthright and frank — I like friends like you.

Tips

history

Echoes the Song-dynasty 《景德传灯录》 adage 快马一鞭，快人一言 — 'a swift horse needs one stroke of the whip; a forthright person, one word.'

Stroke Order

快 kuài

人 rén

语 yǔ