bitter truth
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is n ì RLI á ngy á n, which means that although it sounds harsh, it is a good and beneficial word. It comes from the liuhou family in historical records.
Notes on Idioms
Disobedience: disobedience.
The origin of Idioms
Sima Qian of the Western Han Dynasty wrote in the records of the historian the family of liuhou: "good advice is good for bad ears and good deeds."
Idiom usage
Used as subject, object, attribute, etc. You may as well listen patiently to the harsh words, which may be good for you.
bitter truth
the mellowness of natural condition and social customs of a place - lián quán ràng shuǐ
one 's love for scholars is equal to one 's thirst for water - ài cái rú kě