快人快语 kuài rén kuài yǔ straightforward

Explanation

形容人说话爽快、直接，不拐弯抹角。

Describes a person who speaks openly and directly, without beating around the bush.

Origin Story

话说唐朝时期，有一位名叫李白的诗人，他以豪迈不羁的性格和快人快语的风格闻名于世。一日，他应邀参加一场盛大的宴会，席间，他与一位官员发生了争执，那位官员一向恃强凌弱，言语刻薄。李白却丝毫不惧，直接反驳，毫不留情地指出官员的错误，慷慨激昂，快人快语，令在场众人无不敬佩。他的话语如同一阵清风，吹散了宴会的沉闷气氛，也让那些虚伪的人无所遁形。

huà shuō táng cháo shíqī, yǒu yī wèi míng jiào lǐ bái de shī rén, tā yǐ háomài bù jī de xìnggé hé kuài rén kuài yǔ de fēnggé wénmíng yú shì. yī rì, tā yìngyāo cānjiā yī chǎng shèngdà de yánhuì, xí jiān, tā yǔ yī wèi guān yuán fāshēng le zhēngzhí, nèi wèi guān yuán yīxiàng shì qiáng líng ruò, yányǔ kè bó. lǐ bái què sī hào bù jù, zhíjiē fǎnbó, háo bù liúqíng de zhǐ chū guān yuán de cuòwù, kāngkǎi jī áng, kuài rén kuài yǔ, lìng zài chǎng zhòng rén wú bù jìngpèi. tā de huàyǔ rú tóng yī zhèn qīngfēng, chuī sàn le yánhuì de chénmèn qìfēn, yě ràng nàxiē xūwěi de rén wú suǒ dùnxíng.

In the Tang Dynasty, there was a poet named Li Bai, known for his unrestrained personality and straightforward style of speaking. One day, he was invited to a grand banquet, where he had a dispute with an official. That official had always been arrogant and harsh in his words. But Li Bai was not afraid at all, directly refuted him, and mercilessly pointed out the official's mistakes. His impassioned and straightforward words earned the admiration of everyone present. His words were like a gust of fresh wind, dispelling the stuffy atmosphere of the banquet and exposing the hypocrisy of those present.

Usage

用来形容人说话直率，不虚伪。

yòng lái xíngróng rén shuōhuà zhí shuài, bù xūwěi

Used to describe someone who speaks frankly and honestly.

Examples

• 他说话很直接，真是快人快语。

  ta shuōhuà hěn zhíjiē, zhēnshi kuài rén kuài yǔ.

  He speaks very directly, truly straightforward.

• 李经理快人快语，直接指出了报告中的错误。

  lǐ jīnglǐ kuài rén kuài yǔ, zhíjiē zhǐ chū le bàogào zhōng de cuòwù

  Manager Li spoke directly and clearly pointed out the mistakes in the report..

Related Idioms

• 心直口快

• 直言不讳

• 爽快

Opposite Idioms

• 吞吞吐吐

• 闪烁其词

• 拐弯抹角