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苦口

kǔ kǒu

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Definitions

1. lit. bitter taste (cf good medicine tastes bitter 良藥苦口|良药苦口)
2. fig. earnestly (of warning, advice)

Example Sentences

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良藥苦口。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 728686)

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Words Containing 苦口

kǔ kǒu pó xīn

earnest and well-meaning advice (idiom); to persuade patiently

liáng yào kǔ kǒu

good medicine tastes bitter (idiom); fig. frank criticism is hard to swallow

Child Words of 苦口

mouth

bitter