畅所欲言
chàng suǒ yù yán
to speak your mind freely
Character by character
畅chàng
freely
freely
所suǒ
what
what
欲yù
wish
wish
言yán
say
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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