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良薬口に苦し
Hiragana
りょうやくはくちににがし
Kanji
良薬は口に苦し
Phrase
Japanese Meaning
良い薬は苦くて飲みにくいが、病気にはよく効くことから、身のためになる忠告や教訓は、聞くときにはつらかったり不快に感じられたりするものだというたとえ。
Easy Japanese Meaning
よいくすりはにがいように、人のためになることばは、きびしくてききにくいといういみ
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
有益的劝告常让人难以接受 / 中肯的批评听着不舒服却有益 / 有益的事物常令人不快但对人有好处
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
忠言逆耳 / 好的忠告往往不好聽 / 有益之言多不悅耳
Korean Meaning
좋은 약은 입에 쓰다 / 유익한 충고일수록 듣기 불편하다 / 귀에 거슬리는 말일수록 도움이 된다
Indonesian
nasihat yang baik sering pahit didengar / hal yang berguna sering tidak menyenangkan / kebenaran yang pahit membawa manfaat
Vietnamese Meaning
thuốc tốt thường đắng / lời khuyên đúng thường khó nghe / sự thật mất lòng
Tagalog Meaning
Ang mabuting payo’y madalas masakit pakinggan. / Ang katotohanan ay madalas mapait sa pandinig. / Mabuting lunas ay mapait, gaya rin ng mabuting payo.
Sense（1）
good advice may be uncomfortable to hear
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良薬口に苦し
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His words reminded me of the proverb 'good advice may be uncomfortable to hear.'
His words reminded me of the proverb 'good advice may be uncomfortable to hear.'
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彼の言葉は良薬口に苦しということわざを思い出させた。
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