







丑话说在前头 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to state the unpleasant truth or potential difficulties upfront to avoid future misunderstandings or conflicts”. Literally, “Ugly words spoken upfront”.

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Open the tool →丑话说在前头 (chǒu huà shuō zài qián tou) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to state the unpleasant truth or potential difficulties upfront to avoid future misunderstandings or conflicts”.
丑话说在前头 is pronounced chǒu huà shuō zài qián tou in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 丑话说在前头 means “Ugly words spoken upfront”. It is used to mean “to state the unpleasant truth or potential difficulties upfront to avoid future misunderstandings or conflicts”.
不中听的话先说出来以免发生矛盾