逆耳之言
nì'ěr​zhī​yán

bitter truths

  • created reference approved 逆耳之言 → 忠言逆耳 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    逆耳之言 nì'ěr​zhī​yán

    忠言逆耳 zhōng​yán​nì'ěr

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 逆耳之言 · nì'ěr​zhī​yán · bitter truths — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    逆耳 (literal) → 逆耳 · nì'ěr · grating to the ear 之 (bound) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 言 (literal) → 言 · yán · speech

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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