苦口 | kǔ kǒu | lit. bitter taste (cf good medicine tastes bitter 良藥苦口|良药苦口) / fig. earnestly (of warning, advice) | ||
Results beginning with 苦口 | ||||
苦口婆心 | kǔ kǒu pó xīn | earnest and well-meaning advice (idiom) / to persuade patiently | ||
Approximate Results for 苦口 | ||||
良药苦口 | liáng yào kǔ kǒu | good medicine tastes bitter (idiom) / fig. frank criticism is hard to swallow |