yǎ​ba​chī​huáng​lián

to suffer in silence

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    哑巴吃黄莲 / 啞巴吃黃蓮 yǎ​ba​chī​huáng​lián

    有苦说不出 / 有苦說不出 yǒu​kǔ​shuō​bu​chū

    see

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  • created reference approved 哑巴吃黄莲/啞巴吃黃蓮 → 哑巴吃黄连/啞巴吃黃連 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    哑巴吃黄莲 / 啞巴吃黃蓮 yǎ​ba​chī​huáng​lián

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

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  • created reference approved 哑巴吃黄莲/啞巴吃黃蓮 → 哑子吃黄连/啞子吃黃連 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    哑巴吃黄莲 / 啞巴吃黃蓮 yǎ​ba​chī​huáng​lián

    哑子吃黄连 / 啞子吃黃連 yǎ​zi​chī​huáng​lián

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

    哑巴吃黄莲 / 啞巴吃黃蓮

    yǎ​ba​chī​huáng​lián

    to suffer in silence

    To have no choice but to suffer in silence or be unable to complain about one's hardships; literally, a mute person eating the bitter herb [[黄连|黃連|huang2 lian2]]. Often followed by [[有苦说不出|有苦說不出|you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1]].

    哑巴 (literal) → 哑巴/啞巴 · yǎ​ba · mute 吃 (literal) → 吃 · chī · to eat 黄 (literal) → 黄/黃 · huáng · yellow 莲 (literal) → 莲/蓮 · lián · lotus

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