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良藥苦口

liángyàokǔkǒu

ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄠˋ ㄎㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ

Simplified 良药苦口

  1. 1good medicine tastes bitter (idiom); fig. frank criticism is hard to swallow
Example

良藥苦口。

liángyàokǔkǒu

Good medicine is bitter to the mouth.

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