苦口婆心

kǔ kǒu pó xīn

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Định nghĩa

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

Từ cấu thành 苦口婆心

• 口 口 kǒu: mouth
• 心 心 xīn: heart
• 苦 苦 kǔ: bitter
• 婆 婆 pó: grandmother
• 婆心 婆心 pó xīn: (literary) kindheartedness
• 苦口 苦口 kǔ kǒu: lit. bitter taste (cf good medicine tastes bitter 良藥苦口|良药苦口)