忠言逆耳
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Chinese[edit]
sincere advice; earnest advice | to grate on the ear; to be unpleasant to the ear | ||
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trad. (忠言逆耳) | 忠言 | 逆耳 | |
simp. #(忠言逆耳) | 忠言 | 逆耳 |
Etymology[edit]
From Shiji:
- 且忠言逆耳利於行,毒藥苦口利於病,願沛公聽樊噲言! [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
- Qiě zhōngyánnì'ěr lì yú xíng, dúyào kǔkǒu lì yú bìng, yuàn Pèigōng tīng Fán Kuài yán! [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
且忠言逆耳利于行,毒药苦口利于病,愿沛公听樊哙言! [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
忠言逆耳
- sincere advice may be unpleasant to the ear (but it is beneficial)
See also[edit]
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