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吞声忍气
tūn​shēng​rěn​qì

to swallow one's anger

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
吞声忍气 吞聲忍氣 tūn​shēng​rěn​qì
to swallow one's anger
(idiom) to swallow one's anger and suffer in silence; to restrain one's resentment and not dare to speak out; to submit to humiliation

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Same as

  • 忍气吞声 rěn​qì​tūn​shēng

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