Dictionary/苦口

苦口

kǔ kǒu

ㄎㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ
N
1lit. bitter taste (cf good medicine tastes bitter 良药苦口|良药苦口)
2fig. earnestly (of warning, advice)

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苦口

Examples

liáng良yào药kǔ kǒu苦口。
良药苦口。
Good medicine is bitter to the mouth.
良药苦口。
Good medicine is bitter.