良藥苦口

loeng4 joek6 fu2 hau2

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

2 Written Forms

Meanings

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

Written Forms

良藥苦口Traditional · Main Form
良药苦口Alternate Form

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