哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出
yǎ​ba​chī​huáng​lián​yǒu​kǔ​shuō​bù​chū

to suffer in silence

  • created reference approved 哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出/啞巴吃黃連，有苦說不出 → 哑子吃黄连，有苦说不出/啞子吃黃連，有苦說不出 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出 / 啞巴吃黃連，有苦說不出 yǎ​ba​chī​huáng​lián​yǒu​kǔ​shuō​bù​chū

    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

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

    哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出 / 啞巴吃黃連，有苦說不出

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

    to suffer in silence

    To be forced to suffer in silence or unable to voice one's grievances; literally, a mute person eating the bitter herb Coptis chinensis and being unable to speak about the bitterness.

    哑巴吃黄连 (literal) → 哑巴吃黄连/啞巴吃黃連 · yǎ​ba​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 ， (non_chinese) 有 (literal) → 有 · yǒu · to have 苦 (literal) → 苦 · kǔ · hardship 说不出 (literal) → 说不出/說不出 · shuō​bu​chū · unable to say

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