◎ 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)
犹言倒行逆施。 -----------------国语辞典：不遵常理行事。比喻违背社会俗尚的罪恶行径。南朝宋．无名氏〈移答魏安南平南府〉：「强者为雄，斯则弃德任力，逆行倒施，有一于此。」也作「倒行逆施」。英语 to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong, to try to turn back history, a perverse way of doing things