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苦口

kǔkǒu

ㄎㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ

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  1. 1lit. bitter taste (cf good medicine tastes bitter 良藥苦口|良药苦口)
  2. 2fig. earnestly (of warning, advice)
Example

良藥苦口。

liángyàokǔkǒu

Good medicine is bitter to the mouth.

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