忠言逆耳 meaning in English
faithful words grate upon the ear.; faithful admonitions are unpleasant to hear [to the ear].; good advice jars on the ear.; honest [good; straight] advice is hard [difficult] to take.; honest advice may be unpleasant to hear.; plain talk is hard to believe.; sincere advice jars on the ears, faithful words grate on the ear.; sincere reproofs are disagreeable.: 忠言逆耳利于行 faithful [frank; honest] words offend the ear but are good for improving one's conduct.; honest advice, though unpleasant to the ear, benefits conduct
Examples
- Good advice often jars on the ear .
忠言逆耳。 - But enough of this . homely truth is unpalatable
得了，忠言逆耳，不说这些了。 - The truth we least like to hear are those which it is most to out advantage to know
人们最不愿意倾听之事，往往是对其大有裨益之事。忠言逆耳。 - This means that sometimes we have to obey and sometimes we must criticize , and it is not easier to criticize than obey
有时要服从，有时要批评；批评不比服从容易：忠言逆耳，照良心讲话的人没有好日子过。 - It always finds my rules and teachings difficult to accept , even though i m telling the truth . people think i m too harsh on them and they can t stand it
世界很颠倒，都认为师父讲的规矩道理是比较难接受，师父讲真话却忠言逆耳，认为师父管太紧受不了！