饮泣吞声 yǐnqìtūnshēng to weep in silence Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 饮泣 飲泣 yǐnqì to weep in silence (literary) to weep silently from extreme grief; to swallow one's tears吞声 吞聲 tūnshēng to swallow one's cries To weep silently or sob without making a sound; often used in literary contexts.