Word: 良藥苦口 (liángyàokǔkǒu)

良藥苦口 is how 良药苦口 is written in traditional characters. These are the example sentences on the site that use it, written the same way.

Simplified: 良药苦口

良藥苦口 dictionary entry

liángyàokǔkǒu: good medicine tastes bitter (idiom)

Full dictionary entry for 良藥苦口

Example sentences using 良藥苦口

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忠言逆耳，良藥苦口

zhōngyánnì'ěr, liángyàokǔkǒu

honest words grate on the ear; good medicine is bitter in the mouth
良藥苦口利於病，忠言逆耳利於行

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