耳みみが痛いたい

expression, i-adjective

painfully true; hitting home; making one's ears burn

Idiomatic expression used when a remark or criticism is so accurate that it stings. Often describes a reprimand or an uncomfortable truth.

• 彼かれの指し摘てきは耳みみが痛いたかったが、確たしかにその通とおりだった。

  His point was painfully true, but he was certainly right.

• 耳みみが痛いたい話はなしだけど、聞きいておいたほうがいいよ。

  It's a hard truth to hear, but you should listen.

expression, i-adjective

have an earache; ear hurts

Literal physical pain in the ear. Not idiomatic; simply states that one's ear is hurting.

• 昨日きのうから耳みみが痛いたくて、病びょう院いんに行いった。

  My ear has been hurting since yesterday, so I went to the doctor.