Vocabulary

What does 良薬は口に苦し (りょうやくはくちににがし) mean?

良薬は口に苦し (りょうやくはくちににがし) means sincere advice is hard to hear but does you good (lit. good medicine tastes bitter).

Quick facts
Reading	りょうやくはくちににがし

良薬は口に苦しりょうやくはくちににがし

TOPICS

sincere advice is hard to hear but does you good (lit. good medicine tastes bitter)

Example sentences

先生(せんせい)の厳(きび)しい指摘(してき)は、良薬(りょうやく)は口(くち)に苦(にが)しで、後(ご)になってありがたく思(おも)えた。
My teacher’s harsh remarks were good medicine that tasted bitter, and I came to appreciate them later.