苦
口
k
ú
k
ǔ
k
ǒ
u
k
ǒ
u
Definitions
1. lit. bitter taste (cf good medicine tastes bitter 良藥苦口|良药苦口)
2. fig. earnestly (of warning, advice)
Components
苦
kǔ
–
bitter
口
kǒu
–
mouth
Related Words
良药苦口
liáng yào kǔ kǒu
–
good medicine tastes bitter (idiom); fig. frank criticism is hard to swallow
苦口婆心
kǔ kǒu pó xīn
–
earnest and well-meaning advice (idiom)