口快心直
Chinese
| mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils) | fast; quick; swift | heart; mind | straight; vertical; frank straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (口快心直) | 口 | 快 | 心 | 直 | |
| simp. #(口快心直) | 口 | 快 | 心 | 直 | |
| anagrams | 口直心快 心直口快 | ||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: kǒukuàixīnzhí
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kǒukuàisinjhíh
- Wade–Giles: kʻou3-kʻuai4-hsin1-chih2
- Yale: kǒu-kwài-syīn-jŕ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kooukuayshinjyr
- Palladius: коукуайсиньчжи (koukuajsinʹčži)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hau2 faai3 sam1 zik6
- Yale: háu faai sām jihk
- Cantonese Pinyin: hau2 faai3 sam1 dzik9
- Guangdong Romanization: heo2 fai3 sem1 jig6
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɐu̯³⁵ faːi̯³³ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
口快心直
- (uncommon) synonym of 心直口快 (xīnzhíkǒukuài, “outspoken and straightforward”)