逆耳之言 nì'ěr zhī yán
nì'ěr zhī yán
set phrase
speech that grates on the ear; bitter truths; home truths (that one does not want to hear)
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '逆耳之言')
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 2 Treasured Instructions of Chan Temples (Chanlin Baoxun) 禪林寶訓 — count: 1