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苦口婆心

苦
口
婆
心
earnest and well-meaning advice (idiom); to persuade patiently

Characters and words in 苦口婆心

苦
kǔ = ku + Ø3
bitter / hardship / pain / to suffer / to bring suffering to / painstakingly
Add a new mnemonic for 苦 = 艹 + 古
苦
口
lit. bitter taste (cf good medicine tastes bitter 良藥苦口|良药苦口) / fig. earnestly (of warning, advice)
口
kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
Add a new mnemonic for 口 =
婆
pó = p + o2
grandmother / matron / mother-in-law / (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)
Add a new mnemonic for 婆 = 女 + 波
婆
心
(literary) kindheartedness
心
xīn = xi + (e)n1
heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
Add a new mnemonic for 心 = 乚 + 丶

Words with 苦口婆心

苦口婆心 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 苦口婆心

苦口婆心 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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