Read Edit View history 良药苦口 liángyàokǔkǒu good medicine tastes bitter Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 良药苦口/ 良藥苦口 liángyàokǔkǒu good medicine tastes bitter effective medicine is often hard to swallow; used as a metaphor to mean that honest advice or frank criticism can be unpleasant to hear but is ultimately beneficial Edit Delete References Add reference synonym 良药苦口/良藥苦口 → 忠言逆耳/忠言逆耳 Edit Delete see 忠言逆耳/忠言逆耳 → 良药苦口/良藥苦口 Edit Delete synonym 药石之言/藥石之言 → 良药苦口/良藥苦口 Edit Delete
良药苦口/ 良藥苦口 liángyàokǔkǒu good medicine tastes bitter effective medicine is often hard to swallow; used as a metaphor to mean that honest advice or frank criticism can be unpleasant to hear but is ultimately beneficial Edit Delete