Meaning
Unpleasant advice or difficult experiences can ultimately be beneficial for you.
Cultural Background
Used frequently in parenting and education to encourage children to listen to discipline. Shares the same idiom, reflecting shared Confucian values.
Context is key
Only use this when the advice is actually helpful. Don't use it to justify being mean.
Meaning
Unpleasant advice or difficult experiences can ultimately be beneficial for you.
Context is key
Only use this when the advice is actually helpful. Don't use it to justify being mean.
Test Yourself
Complete the proverb.
입에 쓴 약이 ____ 좋다.
The proverb is '입에 쓴 약이 몸에 좋다'.
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Visual Learning Aids
Practice Bank
1 exercises입에 쓴 약이 ____ 좋다.
The proverb is '입에 쓴 약이 몸에 좋다'.
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Frequently Asked Questions
1 questionsNo, it is almost always used metaphorically for advice or life lessons.
Related Phrases
달면 삼키고 쓰면 뱉는다
contrastSwallowing when sweet, spitting when bitter.
고생 끝에 낙이 온다
similarAfter hardship comes joy.
