To be honest(zhèng yán zhí jiàn)

To be honest

It is a Chinese idiom. The Pinyin is zh è ngy á nzh í Ji à n, which means to admonish the emperor, superiors, elders or friends with the words of justice. It's from remonstrance.

The origin of Idioms

Wei huanfan's expostulation in the Three Kingdoms states: "if you expostulate with a straight voice today, you will be honored and favored far away from death and disgrace. How good is human relationship? This is to be loyal to the Lord's ear

Idiom usage

I'm very glad to meet your majesty. I'm very loyal and straight. I see you every time. The book of unjust imprisonment of shenzongren written by Chen Zi'ang in Tang Dynasty.

Chinese PinYin : zhèng yán zhí jiàn