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逆耳之言
nì'ěr​zhī​yán

bitter truths

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
逆耳之言 nì'ěr​zhī​yán
bitter truths
(idiom) speech that grates on the ear; honest but unpleasant advice that is difficult to listen to

Frequency

Written text
0.040 per million

Cross-References

Synonym

  • 忠言逆耳 zhōng​yán​nì'ěr

Sources

Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)