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忠言逆耳
 
En
zhōng yán nì ěr
  • loyal advice jars on the ears (idiom)

忠言逆耳 zhōng yán nì ěr

忠言逆耳
1 诚恳正直的规劝往往刺耳,而不易被人接受。《孔子家语.卷四.六本》:「良药苦于口而利于病,忠言逆于耳而利于行。」《元史.卷一六八.许国祯传》:「召国祯入视,世祖曰:『不听汝言,果困斯疾。』对曰:『良药苦口既知之矣,忠言逆耳愿留意焉?』世祖大悦。」也作「逆耳忠言」。

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