speak tactfully but to the point(tán yán wēi zhòng)

speak tactfully but to the point

The Chinese idiom pinyin is t á NY á NW ē izh ò ng, which means to describe the euphemism and pertinence of speech. It comes from the funny biographies of historical records.

Idiom explanation

Micro: subtle and just to the point.

The origin of Idioms

"The way of heaven is great, isn't it! In small words, disputes can be resolved. "

Idiom usage

It refers to the subtle twists and turns in speaking and the truth to the point. Example fan Xuetai looked up a student's paper in the middle of the stage, and his father said a passage by he Jingming, which is really "a little talk, a famous scholar and a romantic person." The tenth chapter of scholars by Wu Jingzi in Qing Dynasty

Idiom story

Youzhan, a dwarf who was good at singing and dancing in the Qin Dynasty, was very good at telling jokes. His jokes contained great principles and were often incisive words to the point, which won the trust of the first emperor of Qin. Once the first emperor of Qin wanted to expand the imperial garden. Youzhan wittily said that he could raise more deer and use the antlers to confront the enemy. Qin Shihuang dismissed the idea when he thought it was wrong.

Chinese PinYin : tán yán wēi zhòng