老實說

See also: 老实说

Chinese

		honest; genuine; frank honest; genuine; frank; blunt	to speak; to say; persuade (politically)
trad. (老實說)		老實	說
simp. (老实说)		老实	说

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎoshíshuō, lǎoshishuō

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄕˊ ㄕㄨㄛ, ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕ ㄕㄨㄛ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard reading)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoshíshuō
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄕˊ ㄕㄨㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎoshíhshuo
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-shih²-shuo¹
    • Yale: lǎu-shŕ-shwō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laoshyrshuo
    • Palladius: лаошишо (laošišo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, toneless variant)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoshishuō
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕ ㄕㄨㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎoshi̊hshuo
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-shih⁵-shuo¹
    • Yale: lǎu-shr-shwō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lao.shyshuo
    • Palladius: лаошишо (laošišo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ ʂʐ̩⁴ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

Adverb

老實說

1. to be honest; to tell the truth; if I'm honest

Synonyms

• 說實在的／说实在的 (shuō shízài de)
• 說實話／说实话 (shuōshíhuà)
• 說真的／说真的 (shuōzhēnde)
• 講真／讲真 (jiǎngzhēn) (chiefly Cantonese)
• 講道理／讲道理 (jiǎng dàolǐ) (slang, neologism)