Meaning of 苦口婆心
苦口婆心 means to persuade with great earnestness and patience; to offer sincere advice tirelessly. Pronounced kǔ kǒu pó xīn.
- to persuade with great earnestness and patience; to offer sincere advice tirelessly
Definitions & Examples
Lǎo老
shī师
kǔ苦
kǒu口
pó婆
xīn心
de地
quàn劝
tā他
yào要
hǎo好
hǎo好
xué学
xí习
。
The teacher earnestly and patiently advised him to study hard.
Fù父
mǔ母
kǔ苦
kǒu口
pó婆
xīn心
shuō说
le了
bàn半
tiān天
，
tā他
zhōng终
yú于
míng明
bai白
le了
tā他
men们
de的
kǔ苦
xīn心
。
After his parents' tireless and earnest persuasion, he finally understood their good intentions.
Tā她
kǔ苦
kǒu口
pó婆
xīn心
de地
gěi给
wǒ我
jiǎng讲
le了
hěn很
duō多
rén人
shēng生
dào道
lǐ理
。
She patiently and earnestly explained a lot of life lessons to me.