loeng4 joek6 fu2 hau2良藥苦口良药苦口
Jyutpingloeng4 joek6 fu2 hau2
Yalelèungh yeukh fú háu

Definition

good medicine tastes bitter (idiom); fig. frank criticism is hard to swallow

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T2High rising
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T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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弄到手
lung6 dou3 sau2to get in hand; to get hold of (in the sense of to acquire)
螺栓
lo4 saan1bolt (male component of nut and bolt)
梨樹區梨树区
lei4 syu6 keoi1Lishu, a district of Jixi City 雞西市|鸡西市[Ji1 xi1 Shi4], Heilongjiang
零售店
ling4 sau6 dim3shop
爛瞓豬烂瞓猪
laan6 fan3 zyu1describes a person who likes to sleep a lot; someone who sleeps all the time;...
勞劳
lou4to toil; laborer; meritorious deed; hard-working; reward; a wasting disease; ...
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