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哑子吃黄连
yǎ​zi​chī​huáng​lián

to suffer in silence

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
哑子吃黄连 啞子吃黃連 yǎ​zi​chī​huáng​lián
to suffer in silence
to be forced to suffer in silence or keep one's grievances to oneself; literally a mute person eating bitter goldthread

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  • 哑巴吃黄莲 yǎ​ba​chī​huáng​lián