faithful words grate upon the ear

faithful words grate upon the ear

It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is zh ō ngy á NN ì R, which means that honest advice doesn't sound good, but it helps to correct shortcomings and mistakes. It comes from Han Feizi, the top left of waichu.

Analysis of Idioms

Good medicine is bitter and fair; antonym is sweet and sweet

Idiom usage

In the Western Han Dynasty, Sima Qian's "historical records of liuhou aristocratic family" said: "and good advice against the ear is conducive to action, good medicine bitter mouth is conducive to disease." "The good medicine is bitter in the mouth and beneficial to the disease, and the loyal advice is adverse to the ear and beneficial to the action," said the six books of Confucius family language written by Wei Wang Su of the Three Kingdoms In the biography of Xu Guozhen in volume 168 of the history of the Yuan Dynasty, when he called Guozhen into the vision, Shizu said, "if you don't listen to your words, you will be trapped." To say: "good medicine bitter mouth already know of carry on, loyal advice adverse ear, willing to pay attention to Yan?" Shizu Dayue. Chapter 30 of romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of Ming Dynasty! My nephew has been hurt by the trial. How can I see the people of Jizhou again! Peng Yangou's the ghost of the black book in Qing Dynasty Chapter 13: the people in the cigarette shop all see that this person's origin is unknown, and they advise him not to be good with that person, but they are loyal and harsh to the ear.

The origin of Idioms

"Han Feizi Wai Chu Shuo Zuo Shang" says: "the husband's good medicine is bitter in the mouth, but the wise man persuades him to drink it, knowing that it has entered his own disease; the loyal advice is brushed in the ear, and the wise man listens to it, knowing that it can achieve success."

Idioms and allusions

In 207 BC, Liu Bang led his army to capture Xianyang and entered the Qin palace, where he saw beautiful women and countless treasures. He planned to live in the palace to enjoy himself, and fan Kuai advised him to put the world first. Liu Bang didn't think so. Zhang Liang, a counselor, said that this was the cause of the collapse of the Qin Dynasty, and that good advice was good for deeds. Liu Bang obeyed the advice and retired to garrison the overlord, waiting for Xiang Yu's arrival.