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)

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Example Sentences

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良藥 苦口 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 728686)

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Words Containing 苦口

• 良药苦口 良药苦口 liáng yào kǔ kǒu: good medicine tastes bitter (idiom); fig. frank criticism is hard to swallow
• 苦口婆心 苦口婆心 kǔ kǒu pó xīn: earnest and well-meaning advice (idiom); to persuade patiently

Child Words of 苦口

• 口 口 kǒu: mouth
• 苦 苦 kǔ: bitter