advise frankly
Direct admonishment, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is zh í y á nqi ē Ji à n, which means to admonish the monarch with honest words. In ancient times, it was mostly used for ministers to admonish the monarch. It comes from the biography of Dongfang Shuo in the book of Han by Ban Gu of Han Dynasty.
Idiom explanation
It means to admonish with honest words. In ancient times, it was mostly used by the subordinates to the monarch. It is the same as "direct admonition".
The origin of Idioms
Ban Gu's biography of Dongfang Shuo in the book of Han states: "although Shuo is witty and funny, he often observes the color and expresses his opinions directly."
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: direct remonstrance
Idiom usage
To act as a predicate, attribute, or object
Chinese PinYin : zhí yán qiē jiàn
advise frankly
The moral of poetry and etiquette. shī lǐ zhī xùn
Ten relatives and nine dependents. shí qīn jiǔ juàn
people jostle each other , talking and laughing. yǔ xiào xuān tiān
Half a hundred miles is ninety. xíng bǎi lǐ zhě bàn yú jiǔ shí