苦口婆心
Traditional form:
苦口婆心
Pinyin (reading):
kǔkǒupóxīn
Definitions:
- earnest and well-meaning advice (idiom); to persuade patiently
Characters:
- 苦 - bitter; hardship, suffering
- 口 - mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 婆 - old woman; grandmother
- 心 - heart; mind; soul
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