逆耳之言 — “Unpleasant but truthful advice or criticism”
逆耳之言 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unpleasant but truthful advice or criticism”. A bitter pill to swallow (in terms of words). Literally, “Words that grate on the ear”.
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面对老板的逆耳之言，小李虚心接受并努力改进自己的工作。
Faced with his boss's unpleasant but truthful criticism, Xiao Li humbly accepted it and worked hard to improve his work.
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- nì逆bǎn坂zǒu走wán丸extremely difficult to accomplish
- nì逆tiān天dà大zuì罪heinous crime against natural law
- nì逆tiān天bèi悖lǐ理defy natural laws and moral principles
- nì逆tiān天wú无dào道act against natural justice and morality
- nì逆tiān天bào暴wù物defy nature and devastate all things
- nì逆tiān天fàn犯shùn顺defy heaven and violate propriety
- nì逆tiān天ér而xíng行act against natural order
- nì逆tiān天bèi背lǐ理defy natural law and reason
- nì逆tiān天xíng行shì事defy objective circumstances
- nì逆tiān天wéi违zhòng众defy heaven and human reason
- nì逆tiān天wéi违lǐ理defy natural principles and reason
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What does 逆耳之言 mean?
逆耳之言 (nì ěr zhī yán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unpleasant but truthful advice or criticism”.
How do you pronounce 逆耳之言?
逆耳之言 is pronounced nì ěr zhī yán in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 逆耳之言 literally mean?
Literally, 逆耳之言 means “Words that grate on the ear”. It is used to mean “Unpleasant but truthful advice or criticism”.
What is the Chinese definition of 逆耳之言?
听起来不舒服的话（多指尖锐、中肯的劝告或批评）。