忠言逆耳 zhōng yán nì ěr

loyal advice jars on the ears (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. loyal advice jars on the ears (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
忠 zhōng HSK 6
loyal; devoted; honest
言 yán HSK 4
to say; to talk; speech
逆 nì HSK 6
to go against; to oppose; opposite
耳 ěr HSK 3
ear; handle (archaeology)