忠言逆耳

Chinese

		sincere advice; earnest advice	to grate on the ear; to be unpleasant to the ear
trad. (忠言逆耳)		忠言	逆耳
simp. ^#(忠言逆耳)		忠言	逆耳

Etymology

Part of a longer phrase:

良藥苦口利於病，忠言逆耳利於行。 [MSC, trad.]
良药苦口利于病，忠言逆耳利于行。 [MSC, simp.]

Liángyào kǔkǒu lìyú bìng, zhōngyán nì'ěr lìyú xíng. [Pinyin]

A bitter medicine cures the disease. Honest advice may be unpleasant to hear, but it is beneficial.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhōngyánnì'ěr

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧˋ ㄦˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ jin⁴ jik⁴ ji⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngyánnì'ěr
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧˋ ㄦˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhongyánnì-ěr
  - Wade–Giles: chung¹-yen²-ni⁴-êrh³
  - Yale: jūng-yán-nì-ěr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongyanniheel
  - Palladius: чжунъяньниэр (čžunʺjanʹnier)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵⁻⁵⁵ ni⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung¹ jin⁴ jik⁴ ji⁵
  - Yale: jūng yìhn yìhk yíh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ jin⁴ jik⁴ ji⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ yin⁴ yig⁴ yi⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ jiːn²¹ jɪk̚²¹ jiː¹³/

Idiom

忠言逆耳

sincere advice may be unpleasant to the ear (but it is beneficial)

See also

良藥苦口／良药苦口 (liángyàokǔkǒu)

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