逆耳之言 | unpleasant but truthful advice

nì逆ěr耳zhī之yán言

Unpleasant but truthful advice or criticism; a bitter pill to swallow (in terms of words).

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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