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敢言
gǎn​yán

to speak out

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 敢怒不敢言 gǎn​nù​bù​gǎn​yán to choke with silent fury
    furious but not daring to speak out; to be forced to keep one's resentment to oneself
  • 敢怒而不敢言 gǎn​nù'ér​bù​gǎn​yán to choke with silent fury
    (idiom) to feel extremely angry but be afraid to speak out; to be obliged to remain silent about one's resentment