逆耳忠言 — “Good advice is often unpleasant to hear”
逆耳忠言 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Good advice is often unpleasant to hear”. Truthful words are harsh to the ear but beneficial. Literally, “unpleasant-to-hear loyal advice”.
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逆耳忠言 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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老师的逆耳忠言，虽然当时听着不舒服，但事后证明对我的成长很有帮助。
The teacher's frank advice, though uncomfortable to hear at the time, later proved very helpful for my growth.
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Synonyms of 逆耳忠言
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- nì逆qǔ取shùn顺shǒu守seize rebelliously, maintain properly
- 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 逆耳忠言 mean?
逆耳忠言 (nì ěr zhōng yán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Good advice is often unpleasant to hear”.
How do you pronounce 逆耳忠言?
逆耳忠言 is pronounced nì ěr zhōng yán in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 逆耳忠言 literally mean?
Literally, 逆耳忠言 means “unpleasant-to-hear loyal advice”. It is used to mean “Good advice is often unpleasant to hear”.
What is the Chinese definition of 逆耳忠言?
逆耳：不顺耳。听起来感到刺耳的话是有益的好话