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gegnie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gek'nie [[...]][i#] [p.]

grate on the ears (of statements), hard to listen to

逆耳

• Liong'iøh khofkhao, tionggieen gegnie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lioong'iøh khor'khao, tiofng'gieen gek'nie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Good medicine is bitter, faithful words offend the ear.
  良藥苦口,忠言逆耳。

nie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nie; (hvi'ar) [[...]][i#] [p.]

ear, handle

耳

• gegnie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gek'nie [[...]][i#] [p.]
  offensive to the ear
  逆耳

• jibnie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jip'nie [[...]][i#] [p.]
  enter the ears
  入耳

• thviaf bøe jibnie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thviaf be jip'nie; thviaf bøe jip'nie [[...]][i#] [p.]
  hear but cannot understand
  聽不入耳

tionggieen gegnie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiofng'gieen gek'nie [[...]][i#] [p.]

the truth hurts

忠言逆耳

gegnie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gek'nie [[...]] 

be offensive to the hearer

逆耳

gegnie 逆耳 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gek'nie [[...]] 

逆耳

gegnie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gek'nie [[...]][i#] [p.69]

VO,SV : (be) offensive to the hearer

逆耳

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