Wise words: Basic explanation: the most correct truth and the most incisive remarks.

Pinyin pronunciation: zhì lǐ míng yán

Usage example: "If you don't look down on yourself, others can't look down on you." This is quite true, and so is this~. (Lao She's "Drum Calligrapher" 12)

Synonyms: good words, good medicine, bitter taste

Antonyms: strange talk, ignorant nonsense, nonsense

Usage: more formal; as an object; with a complimentary meaning