良药苦口
Traditional: 良藥苦口Dictionary entry
good medicine tastes bitter (idiom); fig. frank criticism is hard to swallow
What does 良药苦口 mean?
良药苦口 (liáng yào kǔ kǒu) has the following dictionary meaning.
1good medicine tastes bitter (idiom); fig. frank criticism is hard to swallow
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良药苦口
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