逆耳之言 Chinese English dictionary 逆耳之言 translate 逆耳之言 pinyin

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逆耳之言

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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
逆耳之言 nì'ěrzhīyán	逆耳之言 \| 逆耳之言* \| *逆耳之言	speech that grates on the ear (idiom); bitter truths / home truths (that one does not want to hear)

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
逆	逆 \| 逆* \| *逆	9画辵辶 + 6	nì	disobey, rebel; rebel, traitor	jik6	3830.4 YTU


耳	耳 \| 耳* \| *耳	6画耳 + 0	ěr, réng	ear; merely, only; handle; Kangxi radical 128	ji5	1040.0 SJ


之	之 \| 之* \| *之	3画丿 + 3	zhī	marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to	zi1	3030.7 INO


言	言 \| 言* \| *言	7画言訁 + 0	yán, yàn, yín	words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149	jin4	0060.1 YMMR

Word decomposition:

Traditional		English Definition
逆耳之言 nì'ěrzhīyán	逆耳之言 \| 逆耳之言* \| *逆耳之言	speech that grates on the ear (idiom); bitter truths / home truths (that one does not want to hear)


逆 nì	逆 \| 逆* \| *逆	contrary / opposite / backwards / to go against / to oppose / to betray / to rebel


逆耳 nì'ěr	逆耳 \| 逆耳* \| *逆耳	unpleasant to hear / grates on the ear (of home truths)


耳　ěr	耳 \| 耳* \| *耳	ear / handle (archaeology) / and that is all (Classical Chinese)


之　　zhī	之 \| 之* \| *之	(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) / him / her / it


言　　　yán	言 \| 言* \| *言	words / speech / to say / to talk