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We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「正色敢言」, with its usage explained below.

Let’s dive into the idiom 「正色敢言」. Its definition and application are outlined below.

Be serious and speak your mind.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zhèng sè gǎn yán

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jeng3/jing3 sik1 gam2 yin4

The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.