良药苦口 良藥苦口

良药苦口 良藥苦口 liáng yào kǔ kǒu ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄠˋ ㄎㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ loeng4 joek6 fu2 hau2

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

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 良 (1 of 4) — stroke by stroke.

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Example sentences

  • 良药苦口 良藥苦口 ( liáng yào kǔ kǒu loeng4 joek6 fu2 hau2 )。

    Good medicine is bitter to the mouth.

  • 良药苦口 良藥苦口 ( liáng yào kǔ kǒu loeng4 joek6 fu2 hau2 )。

    Good medicine is bitter.

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