straight talks invite disaster(zhí yán gǔ huò)

straight talks invite disaster

It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is zh í y á ng ǔ huॸ, which means that people who speak bluntly will cause trouble. From Zuo Zhuan, the 15th year of Chenggong.

Idiom explanation

Straight: Frank and forthright; Jia: buy, extended to attract.

The origin of Idioms

In the 15th year of Chenggong in Zuozhuan: "if you are good at speaking frankly, you will reach the difficulty."

Idiom usage

A person who speaks frankly will cause trouble. example Mrs. Wen had long known that Wen Lang would speak bluntly and evade here. The 41st chapter of Xia Jingqu's the wild old man's exposed speech in Qing Dynasty

Idioms and allusions

In the spring and Autumn period, bozong, the Minister of the state of Jin, was upright and upright. He dared to speak and act, and was not afraid to offend the power. Every time his wife reminded him not to speak straight when he went to court, to avoid speaking directly. Duke li of Jin Dynasty was a fatuous and tyrannical monarch, who liked to take care of his horse. He could not stand the integrity of bozong, so he listened to slander and executed him.

Chinese PinYin : zhí yán gǔ huò