"單刀直入" meaning in All languages combined

See 單刀直入 on Wiktionary

Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /tän⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʐu⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /taːn⁵⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚² jɐp̚²/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 单刀直入 [Simplified-Chinese]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 單刀直入
  1. to get straight to the point; to be straightforward Tags: idiomatic
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  "literal_meaning": "to stab directly with a single knife",
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      "zh_pron": "dāndāozhírù"
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄉㄢ ㄉㄠ ㄓˊ ㄖㄨˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "daan¹ dou¹ zik⁶ jap⁶"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dāndāozhírù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄉㄢ ㄉㄠ ㄓˊ ㄖㄨˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tan¹-tao¹-chih²-ju⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dān-dāu-jŕ-rù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dandaujyrruh"
    },
    {
      "roman": "danʹdaočžižu",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "даньдаочжижу"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tän⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʐu⁵¹/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "daan¹ dou¹ zik⁶ jap⁶"
    },
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dāan dōu jihk yahp"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "daan¹ dou¹ dzik⁹ jap⁹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dan¹ dou¹ jig⁶ yeb⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/taːn⁵⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚² jɐp̚²/",
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "單刀直入"
}
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  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "to stab directly with a single knife",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese chengyu",
        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 入",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 刀",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 單",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 直",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to get straight to the point; to be straightforward"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "straight",
          "straight"
        ],
        [
          "point",
          "point"
        ],
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          "straightforward",
          "straightforward"
        ]
      ],
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dāndāozhírù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄉㄢ ㄉㄠ ㄓˊ ㄖㄨˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "daan¹ dou¹ zik⁶ jap⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dāndāozhírù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄉㄢ ㄉㄠ ㄓˊ ㄖㄨˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dandaojhíhrù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tan¹-tao¹-chih²-ju⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dān-dāu-jŕ-rù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dandaujyrruh"
    },
    {
      "roman": "danʹdaočžižu",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "даньдаочжижу"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tän⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʐu⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "daan¹ dou¹ zik⁶ jap⁶"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dāan dōu jihk yahp"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "daan¹ dou¹ dzik⁹ jap⁹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dan¹ dou¹ jig⁶ yeb⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/taːn⁵⁵ tou̯⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚² jɐp̚²/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "單刀直入"
}

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