苦口良药 — “Unpleasant advice”
苦口良药 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unpleasant advice”. Like bitter medicine, is beneficial for correcting flaws and mistakes. Literally, “good medicine tastes bitter”.
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苦口良药 Pronunciation and Pinyin
苦口良药 Character Breakdown
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领导的批评虽然严厉，但却是苦口良药，帮助我们认识到工作中的不足，从而有所改进。
Although the leader's criticism was stern, it was like bitter medicine, helping us recognize shortcomings in our work and make improvements.
Idioms Related to 苦口良药
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zhī之yào药unpleasant but beneficial advice
- 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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Open the tool →Questions about 苦口良药
What does 苦口良药 mean?
苦口良药 (kǔ kǒu liáng yào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unpleasant advice”.
How do you pronounce 苦口良药?
苦口良药 is pronounced kǔ kǒu liáng yào in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 苦口良药 literally mean?
Literally, 苦口良药 means “good medicine tastes bitter”. It is used to mean “Unpleasant advice”.
What is the Chinese definition of 苦口良药?
好药往往味苦难吃。比喻衷心的劝告，尖锐的批评，听起来觉得不舒服，但对改正缺点错误很有好处。