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忠言逆耳
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Chinese
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Idiom
1.3.1
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Chinese
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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
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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
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
zhōngyánnì'ěr
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧˋ ㄦˇ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
zung
1
jin
4
jik
4
ji
5
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
zhōngyánnì'ěr
Zhuyin
:
ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄧˋ ㄦˇ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
jhongyánnì-ěr
Wade–Giles
:
chung
1
-yen
2
-ni
4
-êrh
3
Yale
:
jūng-yán-nì-ěr
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
jongyanniheel
Palladius
:
чжунъяньниэр
(čžunʺjanʹnier)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵ ni⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
zung
1
jin
4
jik
4
ji
5
Yale
:
j
ū
ng yìhn yìhk yíh
Cantonese Pinyin
:
dzung
1
jin
4
jik
4
ji
5
Guangdong Romanization
:
zung
1
yin
4
yig
4
yi
5
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/t͡sʊŋ
⁵⁵
jiːn
²¹
jɪk̚
²¹
jiː¹³/
Idiom
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忠言逆耳
sincere
advice
may be
unpleasant
to the
ear
(but it is
beneficial
)
See also
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良藥苦口
/
良药苦口
(
liángyàokǔkǒu
)