知无不言，言无不尽 in English zhi1 wu2 bu4 yan2 , yan2 wu2 bu4 jin4 Meaning

Meanings

  • not hiding anything he knows, not stopping before he has said it through (idiomatic expression)
  • frank
  • outspoken

Simplified Characters

知 无 不 言 ， 言 无 不 尽

Traditional Characters

知 無 不 言 ， 言 無 不 盡

Pinyin

zhi1 wu2 bu4 yan2 , yan2 wu2 bu4 jin4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

知zhi1to know 无wu2not to have 不bu4(negative prefix) 言yan2words ， 言yan2words 无wu2not to have 不bu4(negative prefix) 尽jin3to the greatest extent