哑巴吃黄连
yǎ​ba​chī​huáng​lián

to suffer in silence

哑巴吃黄连 啞巴吃黃連 yǎ​ba​chī​huáng​lián
to suffer in silence
To be unable to express one's pain or grievances; often used in the full phrase 哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出 yǎ​ba​chī​huáng​lián​yǒu​kǔ​shuō​bù​chū
a mute victim
A person who has to bear suffering without being able to speak out; inarticulate misery

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