Read Edit View history Discussion 逆耳 nì'ěr grating to the ear Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 逆耳 nì'ěr grating to the ear unpleasant or grating to the ear; often describes honest but sharp advice or criticism that is difficult to hear Frequency Movie subtitles 0.150 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.127 per million Cross-References See 忠言逆耳 zhōngyánnì'ěrAntonym 顺耳 shùn'ěrSynonym 拂耳 fú'ěr忤耳 wǔ'ěr Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
逆耳 nì'ěr grating to the ear unpleasant or grating to the ear; often describes honest but sharp advice or criticism that is difficult to hear Frequency Movie subtitles 0.150 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.127 per million Cross-References See 忠言逆耳 zhōngyánnì'ěrAntonym 顺耳 shùn'ěrSynonym 拂耳 fú'ěr忤耳 wǔ'ěr Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)