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苦口婆心

Word · Idiom

earnestly and patiently advise

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

idiom

to persuade with great earnestness and patience; to offer sincere advice tirelessly

commendatory

常用来形容长辈、老师或朋友出于善意和关怀的耐心劝导。带有褒义色彩。

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.

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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.