忠言逆耳

zhōng yán nì ěr

Meaning

• loyal advice jars on the ears (idiom)

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Example sentences

• 良药苦口，忠言逆耳。

  良藥苦口，忠言逆耳。

  liáng yào kǔ kǒu， zhōng yán nì ěr。

  Good medicine tastes bitter, and honest advice is hard to hear.

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