逆耳之言
逆耳之言
nì ěr zhī yán
speech that grates on the ear (idiom); bitter truths; home truths (that one does not want to hear)
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- (idiom) speech that grates on the ear (idiom); bitter truths
- home truths (that one does not want to hear)
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Related Words
逆耳(nì ěr)— unpleasant to hear
→不以词害志(bù yǐ cí hài zhì)— don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
→不以辞害志(bù yǐ cí hài zhì)— don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
→一手交钱，一手交货(yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò)— lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
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