Read Edit View history 忠言逆耳 zhōngyánnì'ěr the truth hurts Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 忠言逆耳 zhōngyánnì'ěr the truth hurts Honest advice is often hard to hear; loyal advice jars on the ears. Often used with 良药苦口 liángyàokǔkǒu. Edit Delete References Add reference see 忠言逆耳/忠言逆耳 → 良药苦口/良藥苦口 Edit Delete synonym 良药苦口/良藥苦口 → 忠言逆耳/忠言逆耳 Edit Delete see 逆耳/逆耳 → 忠言逆耳/忠言逆耳 Edit Delete synonym 逆耳之言/逆耳之言 → 忠言逆耳/忠言逆耳 Edit Delete
忠言逆耳 zhōngyánnì'ěr the truth hurts Honest advice is often hard to hear; loyal advice jars on the ears. Often used with 良药苦口 liángyàokǔkǒu. Edit Delete