丑话说在前头

醜話說在前頭
chǒuhuàshuōzàiqiántou
let's talk about the unpleasant things first; let's be frank

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 丑话 chǒuhuà
  1. ugly talk
  2. vulgarity
  3. obscenity
=2 说 shuō
  1. to speak; to talk; to say
  2. to explain; to comment
  3. to scold; to tell off
  4. (bound form) theory; doctrine
=2 说 shuō variant of 说 shuō
3 在前 zàiqián
  1. ahead
  2. formerly
  3. in the past
4 头 tou suffix for nouns