苦口之药 — “Bitter-tasting medicine”
苦口之药 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unpleasant advice or criticism that is beneficial for one's improvement; a bitter pill to swallow (but good for you)”. Literally, “bitter-tasting medicine”.
苦口之药 Pronunciation and Pinyin
苦口之药 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 苦
- kǔ苦bù不kě可yán言too bitter to tell
- kǔ苦bù不kān堪yán言too miserable to describe
- kǔ苦bù不liáo聊shēng生live in utter misery
- kǔ苦zhōng中zuò作lè乐find joy in suffering
- kǔ苦lè乐bù不jūn均unequal distribution of joys and sorrows
- kǔ苦lè乐zhī之jìng境realm of suffering and joy
- kǔ苦zhēng争è恶zhàn战fierce and arduous struggle
- kǔ苦kǒu口pó婆xīn心to advise earnestly and patiently
- kǔ苦kǒu口è恶shí石unpleasant but beneficial advice
- kǔ苦kǒu口liáng良yào药Good medicine tastes bitter but cures illness
- kǔ苦kǒu口nì逆ěr耳sincere advice that is unpleasant to hear
- kǔ苦dà大chóu仇shēn深immense suffering and deep hatred
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What does 苦口之药 mean?
苦口之药 (kǔ kǒu zhī yào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unpleasant advice or criticism that is beneficial for one's improvement; a bitter pill to swallow (but good for you)”.
How do you pronounce 苦口之药?
苦口之药 is pronounced kǔ kǒu zhī yào in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 苦口之药 literally mean?
Literally, 苦口之药 means “bitter-tasting medicine”. It is used to mean “Unpleasant advice or criticism that is beneficial for one's improvement; a bitter pill to swallow (but good for you)”.
What is the Chinese definition of 苦口之药?
苦口：口味苦。有疗效的药往往味苦难吃。比喻尖锐的批评，听起来觉得不舒服，但对改正错误很有好处