平铺直叙

Traditional: 平鋪直敘

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Dictionary entry

(idiom) (neutral) to narrate in a plain, unaffected manner; (mildly critical) to recount events in a flat, colorless style

What does 平铺直叙 mean?

平铺直叙 (píng pū zhí xù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) (neutral) to narrate in a plain, unaffected manner; (mildly critical) to recount events in a flat, colorless style

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平Píngsurname Ping 铺pùvariant of 鋪|铺[pu4] · store 直Zhísurname Zhi · Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God 叙xùvariant of 敘|叙[xu4]

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