yǎ​ba​chī​huáng​lián

to suffer in silence

Senses

哑巴吃黄连/ 啞巴吃黃連 yǎ​ba​chī​huáng​lián a mute victim

A person who has to bear suffering without being able to speak out; inarticulate misery

References

see 哑巴吃黄连/啞巴吃黃連 哑巴吃黄连,有苦说不出/啞巴吃黃連,有苦說不出
variant 哑巴吃黄莲/啞巴吃黃蓮 哑巴吃黄连/啞巴吃黃連
see 有苦说不出/有苦說不出 哑巴吃黄连/啞巴吃黃連