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逆耳之言
 
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nì ěr zhī yán
  • speech that grates on the ear (idiom)
  • bitter truths
  • home truths (that one does not want to hear)

逆耳之言 nì ěr zhī yán

逆耳之言
1 不中听、不顺耳却有益的话,通常指忠告。《三国志.卷五三.吴书.张纮传》:「而忠臣挟难进之术,吐逆耳之言,其不合也,不亦宜乎!」晋.孙楚〈为石仲容与孙皓书〉:「夫治膏肓者,必进苦口之药;决狐疑者,必告逆耳之言。」

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