◎ 五方杂处 wǔfāng-záchǔ[place where peoples from all regions congregate;inhabited by people from all walks of life] 形容城市的居民纷杂,从什么地方来的人都有 -----------------国语辞典:各地的人聚居一起。形容居民复杂。《镜花缘.第二七回》:「此国人为何生一张猪嘴?而且语音不同,倒像五方杂处一般,是何缘故?」也作「五方杂厝」。
◎ 逆耳之言 nì ěrzhīyán[bitter(home) truth;speech that grates on the ear] 直爽、不中听而有裨益的言语逆耳之言,不求而自至。——《晋书》-----------------国语辞典:不中听、不顺耳却有益的话,通常指忠告。《三国志.卷五三.吴书.张纮传》:「而忠臣挟难进之术,吐逆耳之言,其不合也,不亦宜乎!」晋.孙楚〈为石仲容与孙皓书〉:「夫治膏肓者,必进苦口之药;决狐疑者,必告逆耳之言。」英语 speech that grates on the ear (idiom); bitter truths, home truths (that one does not want to hear)