苦口良药 A proverb that translates literally as Bitter Mouth Good Medicine

Relation Nicknames

苦口 [kŭ kŏu]
Literally Bitter Mouth this idiomatically means someone speaks hard truths that may not be pleasant ...
良药苦口利于病 [liáng yào kŭ kŏu lì yú bìng]
Translated as Bitter medicine cures disease this name reflects a belief in the benefit of difficult ...
我是良药你却说我苦口 [wŏ shì liáng yào nĭ què shuō wŏ kŭ kŏu]
Meaning I am good medicine but you say I taste bitter It suggests that even though the person is beneficial ...
若我是良药你是苦口 [ruò wŏ shì liáng yào nĭ shì kŭ kŏu]
The phrase means If I am the good medicine then you are the bitter mouth It metaphorically refers to ...
苦药 [kŭ yào]
Bitter Medicine indicates something painful but necessary — often referring to difficult life ...
良药苦口 [liáng yào kŭ kŏu]
Means Good medicine tastes bitter A traditional Chinese saying it signifies that beneficial but ...
堪入喉 [kān rù hóu]
Can Go Down Easy This idiom might allude to something such as a bitter truth which is hard but necessary ...
一剂良药 [yī jì liáng yào]
A Good Medicine indicates that this individual could see themselves or wish to serve a curative purpose ...
良心苦药 [liáng xīn kŭ yào]
Conscience Bitter Medicine A bitter medicine is unpleasant to take but necessary for health ; similarly ...