苦口

fu2 hau2

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

Meanings

  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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