吞声
tūn​shēng

to swallow one's cries

  • created sense approved 吞声/吞聲 · tūn​shēng · to swallow one's cries — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吞声 / 吞聲

    tūn​shēng

    to swallow one's cries

    To weep silently or sob without making a sound; often used in literary contexts.

    吞, 声

    吞 (literal) → 吞 · tūn · to swallow 声 (literal) → 声/聲 · shēng · sound

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 吞声/吞聲 · tūn​shēng · to hold one's tongue — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吞声 / 吞聲

    tūn​shēng

    to hold one's tongue

    To suppress one's speech or complaints, especially out of fear or shame.

    吞, 声

    吞 (literal) → 吞 · tūn · to swallow 声 (literal) → 声/聲 · shēng · to state

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

    created sense