直言

shù wǒ zhí yán

恕我直言。

Excuse me for speaking bluntly.

zhí yán pàn duàn

直言判断

categorical judgement

zhí yán wú hài

直言无害。

Hard words break no bones.

shù wǒ zhí yán tā huó bù cháng le

恕我直言，他活不长了。

If you want my candid opinion, I'd say, he hasn't got long to live.

shù wǒ zhí yán tā bù shì hé zhè fèn gōng zuò

恕我直言，她不适合这份工作。

To put it bluntly, she's not up to the job.

yī shēng zhí yán xiāng gào bìng zuò le zuì huài de yù cè

医生直言相告，并做了最坏的预测。

The doctors didn't mince their words, and predicted the worst.