"良藥苦口" meaning in Chinese

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        "1": "夫{fú} 良藥 苦 於 口，而 智者 勸 而 飲 之，知 其 入 而 已 己 疾 也。忠言 拂 於 耳，而 明主 聽 之，知 其 可以 致 功 也。",
        "2": "Good medicine is bitter to taste, but a wise person tries his best to drink it, for he knows that it can cure his illness. Sincere advice grates on the ears, but a wise ruler listens to it, for he knows it can bring about success.",
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      "expansion": "夫良藥苦於口，而智者勸而飲之，知其入而已己疾也。忠言拂於耳，而明主聽之，知其可以致功也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]夫良药苦于口，而智者劝而饮之，知其入而已己疾也。忠言拂于耳，而明主听之，知其可以致功也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Han Feizi, circa 2ⁿᵈ century BCE\nFú liángyào kǔ yú kǒu, ér zhìzhě quàn ér yǐn zhī, zhī qí rù ér yǐ jǐ jí yě. Zhōngyán fú yú ěr, ér míngzhǔ tīng zhī, zhī qí kěyǐ zhì gōng yě. [Pinyin]\nGood medicine is bitter to taste, but a wise person tries his best to drink it, for he knows that it can cure his illness. Sincere advice grates on the ears, but a wise ruler listens to it, for he knows it can bring about success.",
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  "etymology_text": "The analogy is found in Hanfeizi:\n:\n夫良藥苦於口，而智者勸而飲之，知其入而已己疾也。忠言拂於耳，而明主聽之，知其可以致功也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]夫良药苦于口，而智者劝而饮之，知其入而已己疾也。忠言拂于耳，而明主听之，知其可以致功也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Han Feizi, circa 2ⁿᵈ century BCE\nFú liángyào kǔ yú kǒu, ér zhìzhě quàn ér yǐn zhī, zhī qí rù ér yǐ jǐ jí yě. Zhōngyán fú yú ěr, ér míngzhǔ tīng zhī, zhī qí kěyǐ zhì gōng yě. [Pinyin]\nGood medicine is bitter to taste, but a wise person tries his best to drink it, for he knows that it can cure his illness. Sincere advice grates on the ears, but a wise ruler listens to it, for he knows it can bring about success.\nThe same analogy is also found in Shiji and Shuoyuan.",
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        "good advice may be uncomfortable to hear"
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        "(figuratively) good advice may be uncomfortable to hear"
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      "zh-pron": "liángyàokǔkǒu"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄠˋ ㄎㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
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      "zh-pron": "loeng⁴ joek⁶ fu² hau²"
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "liángyàokǔkǒu [Phonetic:liángyàokúkǒu]"
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      "zh-pron": "liángyàokǔkǒu"
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      "zh-pron": "liang²-yao⁴-kʻu³-kʻou³"
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "lyáng-yàu-kǔ-kǒu"
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      "zh-pron": "liangyawkuukoou"
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      "zh-pron": "лянъяокукоу"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ljanʺjaokukou"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/li̯ɑŋ³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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    {
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        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "lèuhng yeuhk fú háu"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "loeng⁴ joek⁹ fu² hau²"
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      "zh-pron": "lêng⁴ yêg⁶ fu² heo²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lœːŋ²¹ jœːk̚² fuː³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: liángyàokúkǒu]"
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    {
      "ipa": "/li̯ɑŋ³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lœːŋ²¹ jœːk̚² fuː³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/"
    }
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  "word": "良藥苦口"
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    }
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        "1": "夫{fú} 良藥 苦 於 口，而 智者 勸 而 飲 之，知 其 入 而 已 己 疾 也。忠言 拂 於 耳，而 明主 聽 之，知 其 可以 致 功 也。",
        "2": "Good medicine is bitter to taste, but a wise person tries his best to drink it, for he knows that it can cure his illness. Sincere advice grates on the ears, but a wise ruler listens to it, for he knows it can bring about success.",
        "collapsed": "y",
        "ref": "Hanfeizi"
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      "expansion": "夫良藥苦於口，而智者勸而飲之，知其入而已己疾也。忠言拂於耳，而明主聽之，知其可以致功也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]夫良药苦于口，而智者劝而饮之，知其入而已己疾也。忠言拂于耳，而明主听之，知其可以致功也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Han Feizi, circa 2ⁿᵈ century BCE\nFú liángyào kǔ yú kǒu, ér zhìzhě quàn ér yǐn zhī, zhī qí rù ér yǐ jǐ jí yě. Zhōngyán fú yú ěr, ér míngzhǔ tīng zhī, zhī qí kěyǐ zhì gōng yě. [Pinyin]\nGood medicine is bitter to taste, but a wise person tries his best to drink it, for he knows that it can cure his illness. Sincere advice grates on the ears, but a wise ruler listens to it, for he knows it can bring about success.",
      "name": "zh-x"
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  "etymology_text": "The analogy is found in Hanfeizi:\n:\n夫良藥苦於口，而智者勸而飲之，知其入而已己疾也。忠言拂於耳，而明主聽之，知其可以致功也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]夫良药苦于口，而智者劝而饮之，知其入而已己疾也。忠言拂于耳，而明主听之，知其可以致功也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Han Feizi, circa 2ⁿᵈ century BCE\nFú liángyào kǔ yú kǒu, ér zhìzhě quàn ér yǐn zhī, zhī qí rù ér yǐ jǐ jí yě. Zhōngyán fú yú ěr, ér míngzhǔ tīng zhī, zhī qí kěyǐ zhì gōng yě. [Pinyin]\nGood medicine is bitter to taste, but a wise person tries his best to drink it, for he knows that it can cure his illness. Sincere advice grates on the ears, but a wise ruler listens to it, for he knows it can bring about success.\nThe same analogy is also found in Shiji and Shuoyuan.",
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        "good advice may be uncomfortable to hear"
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      "zh-pron": "liángyàokǔkǒu"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄠˋ ㄎㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ"
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
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      "zh-pron": "loeng⁴ joek⁶ fu² hau²"
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      "zh-pron": "liángyàokǔkǒu"
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      "zh-pron": "lyáng-yàu-kǔ-kǒu"
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      "zh-pron": "liangyawkuukoou"
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      "zh-pron": "лянъяокукоу"
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "ljanʺjaokukou"
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    {
      "ipa": "/li̯ɑŋ³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "zh-pron": "lèuhng yeuhk fú háu"
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      "zh-pron": "loeng⁴ joek⁹ fu² hau²"
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      "zh-pron": "lêng⁴ yêg⁶ fu² heo²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lœːŋ²¹ jœːk̚² fuː³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "other": "[Phonetic: liángyàokúkǒu]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/li̯ɑŋ³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lœːŋ²¹ jœːk̚² fuː³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/"
    }
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  "word": "良藥苦口"
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