吃哑巴亏
chī​yǎ​ba​kuī

to suffer in silence

  • created reference approved 吃哑巴亏/吃啞巴虧 → 吃闷亏/吃悶虧 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吃哑巴亏 / 吃啞巴虧 chī​yǎ​ba​kuī

    吃闷亏 / 吃悶虧 chī​mèn​kuī

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 吃哑巴亏/吃啞巴虧 · chī​yǎ​ba​kuī · to suffer in silence — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吃哑巴亏 / 吃啞巴虧

    chī​yǎ​ba​kuī

    to suffer in silence

    to be forced to endure a loss or grievance without being able to speak out or complain about it

    吃, 哑巴亏

    吃 (literal) → 吃 · chī · to suffer 哑巴 (literal) → 哑巴/啞巴 · yǎ​ba · mute 亏 (literal) → 亏/虧 · kuī · loss

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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