良
药
苦
口
l
i
á
n
g
l
i
á
n
g
y
à
o
y
à
o
k
ú
k
ǔ
k
ǒ
u
k
ǒ
u
Definitions
1. good medicine tastes bitter (idiom); fig. frank criticism is hard to swallow
Components
良药
liáng yào
–
good medicine
苦口
kǔ kǒu
–
lit. bitter taste (cf good medicine tastes bitter 良藥苦口|良药苦口)