热心苦口 — “To offer earnest and repeated advice with sincere enthusiasm”
热心苦口 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to offer earnest and repeated advice with sincere enthusiasm”. To persuade someone patiently and tirelessly for their own good. Literally, “Warm-hearted and bitter mouth”.
热心苦口 Pronunciation and Pinyin
热心苦口 Character Breakdown
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What does 热心苦口 mean?
热心苦口 (rè xīn kǔ kǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to offer earnest and repeated advice with sincere enthusiasm”.
How do you pronounce 热心苦口?
热心苦口 is pronounced rè xīn kǔ kǒu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 热心苦口 literally mean?
Literally, 热心苦口 means “Warm-hearted and bitter mouth”. It is used to mean “to offer earnest and repeated advice with sincere enthusiasm”.
What is the Chinese definition of 热心苦口?
形容热心恳切地再三劝告。