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苦口婆心
kǔ kǒu pó xīn
What 苦口婆心 means
- earnest and well-meaning advice (idiom); to persuade patiently
The characters in 苦口婆心
- 苦kǔbitter; hardship; pain
- 口kǒumouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)…
- 婆pó(bound form) grandmother; (bound form) matron; (bound form) mother-in-law
- 心xīnheart; mind; intention
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