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畅所欲言

chàng suǒ yù yán

to speak your mind freely

Character by character

畅chàng
freely
所suǒ
what
欲yù
wish
言yán
say

Example

今天的会大家可以畅所欲言。
Feel free to say whatever you think in today's meeting.

Tone: positive (praise).

Usage and origin

The standard line from whoever opens a discussion.

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