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有苦难言
yǒu​kǔ​nán​yán

to have a grievance one cannot voice

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 有 yǒu verb
    to have
    to have; to possess; to include; to carry (a trait or quality)
  2. 苦 kǔ noun
    hardship
    suffering; pain; a difficult or miserable situation or circumstance
  3. 难言 難言 nán​yán
    hard to say
    (literary) hard to say clearly or difficult to talk about; feeling embarrassed or reluctant to mention something