忠言耳に逆らう

ちゅうげんみみにさからう

Good advice is harsh to the ear

忠言

ちゅうげん

(good) advice

逆さ言葉

さかさことば

word said backwards, word of opposite meaning

逆に言えば

ぎゃくにいえば

if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

逆に言うと

ぎゃくにいうと

if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

耳

みみ

ear

忠

ちゅう

loyalty, devotion, fidelity, faithfulness

逆

ぎゃく さか

inverse, reverse

片耳

かたみみ

one ear

耳語

じご

whispering

空耳

そらみみ

mishearing

俗耳

ぞくじ

vulgar ears, attention of the masses

耳嚢

みみぶくろ

otocyst

福耳

ふくみみ

plump ears (large, fleshy earlobes), said to bring good fortune

耳漏

じろう

earwax, ear discharge

耳当

じとう

earplug (traditional jewellery worn in the earlobe, popular in Han-dynasty China)

傍耳

かたみみ はたみみ

things overheard

遠耳

とおみみ

sharp hearing

袋耳

ふくろみみ

retentive memory