逆耳

unpleasant to hear / grates on the ear (of home truths)

Characters and words in 逆耳

contrary / opposite / backwards / to go against / to oppose / to betray / to rebel

= + : Nefertiti's (ni) son has lost all her money in a casino. As Nefertiti hears of her disobedient (屰) son's doings she pulls off one of her gladiator sandals (辶) to beat him to death in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and exclaims "逆子!"
ear / handle (archaeology) / and that is all (Classical Chinese)

It ist what it looks like: an ear.

Words with 逆耳

loyal advice jars on the ears (idiom)
speech that grates on the ear (idiom); bitter truths / home truths (that one does not want to hear)

Sentences with 逆耳

逆耳 currently does not appear in any sentence.