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谔
honest speech; frank words
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
frank and outspoken; speaking honestly without fear
literaryPrimarily used in literary or formal contexts, often in reduplicated form 谔谔. Describes someone who speaks truth to power.
Qiān千
rén人
zhī之
nuò诺
nuò诺
，
bù不
rú如
yī一
shì士
zhī之
è谔
è谔
。
A thousand men agreeing in silence are not worth one man speaking honestly.
Tā他
wéi为
rén人
è谔
è谔
，
cóng从
bù不
ē阿
yú谀
fèng奉
chéng承
。
He is a man of outspoken integrity, never resorting to flattery.
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Zài在
cháo朝
táng堂
zhī之
shàng上
，
gǎn敢
yú于
è谔
è谔
zhí直
yán言
zhě者
shèn甚
shǎo少
。
In the imperial court, those daring to speak frankly and honestly were few.