고언

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고언이 · 고언을

bitter advice, frank criticism given for one's good

Example

선배의 고언 덕분에 제 실수를 깨달았어요.

Thanks to my senior's frank advice, I realized my mistake.

Word parts

고 bitter언 words

Literally 'bitter words', hard to hear but good for you.

Good to know

Formal; the everyday native equivalent is 쓴소리, as in 쓴소리를 하다.