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苦口婆心

kǔ kǒu pó xīn
Rare

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 苦口婆心

口
kǒu

mouth

心
xīn

heart

苦
kǔ

bitter

婆
pó

grandmother

婆心
pó xīn

(literary) kindheartedness

苦口
kǔ kǒu

lit. bitter taste (cf good medicine tastes bitter 良藥苦口|良药苦口)