Word: 良药苦口 (liángyàokǔkǒu) Traditional: 良藥苦口 良药苦口 dictionary entry liángyàokǔkǒu good medicine tastes bitter (idiom) Full dictionary entry for 良药苦口 Example sentences using 良药苦口 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 忠言逆耳，良药苦口 zhōngyánnì'ěr, liángyàokǔkǒu honest words grate on the ear; good medicine is bitter in the mouth 良药苦口利于病，忠言逆耳利于行 liángyàokǔkǒu lìyú bìng, zhōngyánnì'ěr lìyú xíng good medicine is bitter to the mouth but helps the illness; honest advice grates on the ear but helps conduct