Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「苦口逆耳」, with more below.
For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「苦口逆耳」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
Bitter taste: The medicine tastes very bitter. Unpleasant to the ear: sounds uncomfortable. Describes sincere advice.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
kǔ kǒu nì ěr
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
fu2 hau2 yik6 yi5
Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.
