醜話說在前頭 chǒu huà shuō zài qián tou

DEFINITIONS

  1. let's talk about the unpleasant things first
  2. let's be frank

CHARACTERS

醜 chǒu ugly looking, homely; disgraceful
話 huà speech, talk, language; dialect
說 shuō speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
在 zài
HSK 1
be at, in, on; consist in, rest
前 qián
HSK 1
in front, forward; preceding
頭 tou head; top; chief, first; boss