苦药利病,苦口利行苦藥利病,苦口利行苦藥利病,苦口利行

bitter medicine helps cure illness; harsh words help conduct

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Unwelcome advice does you good, as bitter medicine does. Used to urge accepting criticism.

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Simplified: 苦药利病,苦口利行
Traditional (Taiwan): 苦藥利病,苦口利行
Pinyin: kǔ yào lìbìng,kǔkǒu lì xíng
Bopomofo: ㄎㄨˇ ㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄧㄥˋ,ㄎㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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