隐忍 yǐnrěn suffer in silence Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 隐忍不发 yǐnrěnbùfā restrain to suppress one's feelings or thoughts and avoid expressing them outwardly隐忍不言 yǐnrěnbùyán suffer in silence to keep one's emotions or grievances inside oneself and refrain from speaking out