yǎ​ba​chī​huáng​lián

to suffer in silence

  • created reference approved 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 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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

    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

    see

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  • created sense approved 哑巴吃黄连/啞巴吃黃連 · yǎ​ba​chī​huáng​lián · to suffer in silence — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    哑巴吃黄连 / 啞巴吃黃連

    yǎ​ba​chī​huáng​lián

    to suffer in silence

    To be unable to express one's pain or grievances; often used in the full phrase [[哑巴吃黄连,有苦说不出|啞巴吃黃連,有苦說不出|ya3 ba5 chi1 huang2 lian2 you3 ku3 shuo1 bu4 chu1]]

    哑巴 (literal) → 哑巴/啞巴 · yǎ​ba · mute 吃 (literal) → 吃 · chī · to eat 黄连 (literal) → 黄连/黃連 · huáng​lián · Chinese goldthread

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  • created sense approved 哑巴吃黄连/啞巴吃黃連 · yǎ​ba​chī​huáng​lián · a mute victim — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    哑巴 (literal) → 哑巴/啞巴 · yǎ​ba · mute 吃 (literal) → 吃 · chī · to eat 黄连 (literal) → 黄连/黃連 · huáng​lián · Chinese goldthread

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