哑子吃黄连，有苦说不出
yǎ​zǐ​chī​huáng​lián​yǒu​kǔ​shuō​bù​chū

to suffer in silence

  • created sense approved 哑子吃黄连，有苦说不出/啞子吃黃連，有苦說不出 · yǎ​zǐ​chī​huáng​lián​yǒu​kǔ​shuō​bù​chū · to suffer in silence — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    哑子吃黄连，有苦说不出 / 啞子吃黃連，有苦說不出

    yǎ​zǐ​chī​huáng​lián​yǒu​kǔ​shuō​bù​chū

    to suffer in silence

    to be forced to suffer in silence or swallow one's grievances without being able to complain; literally a mute eating bitter herbs and having no way to describe the bitterness

    哑子吃黄连 (literal) → 哑子吃黄连/啞子吃黃連 · yǎ​zi​chī​huáng​lián · to suffer in silence ， (non_chinese) 有苦说不出 (literal) → 有苦说不出/有苦說不出 · yǒu​kǔ​shuō​bu​chū · to have unspeakable suffering

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