Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

逆耳之言

nìěrzhīyán

ㄋㄧˋ ㄦˇ ㄓ ㄧㄢˊ

  1. 1speech that grates on the ear (idiom); bitter truths
  2. 2home truths (that one does not want to hear)

Keep 逆耳之言 and it comes back until you know it.

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