Lesson #2:
(2 September 2018)
“Call a spade a spade.”
(English) Meaning:
- Speak plainly and to the point.
- Say exactly what you mean, using the simplest terms.
(繁)意思:【說鏟是鏟】。亦即”是啥說啥”、“有啥說啥”、“直言不諱“或”據實而言“的意思。
(简)意思:
shuō | chǎn | shì | chǎn |
说 | 铲 | 是 | 铲 |
亦即”是啥说啥”、“有啥说啥”、“直言不讳“或”据实而言“的意思。
语音:英语(John Hung)/普通话(范麗丹)
語音:英語/廣東話
More Learning: A similar version‘Call a cold a cold’ is seen from Arnold Bennett’s (1867 – 1931) novel, The Card, published in 1911 – Mrs Machin says: “Ye can call it influenza if ye like. There was no influenza in my young days. We called a cold a cold.”
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