逆耳 nì'ěr
nì'ěr
verb
to be unpleasant to hear
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For example, in literary Chinese, 忠言逆耳 'honest advice, [although] unpleasant to the ear[, induces good conduct]', from Han Feizi's Wai Chu Shuo Zuo Shang (DCP 'Z137'; NCCED '逆耳')
Contained in
- 逆耳之言 speech that grates on the ear; bitter truths; home truths (that one does not want to hear)
- 忠言逆耳 honest advice, although unpleasant to the ear, induces good conduct
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 卷四十六 郭陳列傳 Volume 46: Biographies of Guo, Chen Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 2
- 卷二百〇八 列傳第九十六 張芹 汪應軫 蕭鳴鳳 齊之鸞 袁宗儒 許相卿 顧濟 章僑 余珊 韋商臣 黎貫 彭汝實 鄭自璧 戚賢 劉繪 錢薇 洪垣 周思兼 顏鯨 Volume 208 Biographies 96: Zhang Qin, Wang Yingzhen, Xiao Mingfeng, Qi Zhiluan, Yuan Zongru, Xu Xiangqing, Gu Ji, Zhang Qiao, Yu Shan, Wei Shangchen, Li Guan, Peng Rushi, Zheng Zibi, Qi Xian, Liu Hui, Qian Wei, Hong Yuan, Zhou Sijian, Yan Jing History of Ming 明史 — count: 2
- 卷一百七十四 列傳第九十九 李逢吉 元稹 牛僧儒孫:徽 李宗閔 楊嗣復 Volume 174 Biographies 99: Li Fengji, Yuan Zhen, Niu Sengru and grandson: Hui, Li Zongmin, Yang Sifu New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 2
- 卷三百八十九 列傳第一百四十八 尤袤 謝諤 顏師魯 袁樞 李椿 劉儀鳳 張孝祥 Volume 389 Biographies 148: You Mao, Xie E, Yan Shilu, Yuan Shu, Li Chun, Liu Yifeng, Zhang Xiaoxiang History of Song 宋史 — count: 1
- 卷第十三 七諫 Chapter 13: Seven Remonstrances Songs of Chu 楚辭 — count: 1
- 卷七十八 列傳第二十八: 于志寧 高季輔 張行成 Volume 78 Biographies 28: Yu Zhining, Gao Jifu, Zhang Xingcheng Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 1
- 卷四十六 列傳第十六 劉頌 李重 Volume 46 Biographies 16: Liu Song; Li Zhong Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 1
- 卷九 帝紀第九 太宗簡文帝 孝武帝 Volume 9 Annals 9: Emperor Jianwen; Emperor Xiaowu Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 1
- 卷二百四十三 列傳第一百三十一 趙南星 鄒元標 孫慎行 高攀龍 馮從吾 Volume 243 Biographies 131: Zhao Nanxing, Zou Yuanbiao, Sun Shenxing, Gao Panlong, Feng Congwu History of Ming 明史 — count: 1
- 卷九十六 列傳第四十六: 姚崇 宋璟 Volume 96 Biographies 46: Yao Chong, Song Jing Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 1
Collocations
- 颜逆耳 (顏逆耳) 犯顏逆耳 — Old Book of Tang 舊唐書, 卷七十八 列傳第二十八: 于志寧 高季輔 張行成 Volume 78 Biographies 28: Yu Zhining, Gao Jifu, Zhang Xingcheng — count: 4
- 心逆耳 (心逆耳) 自知忤心逆耳 — Book of Han 漢書, 卷八十五 谷永杜鄴傳 Volume 85: Gu Yong and Du Ye — count: 2