敢怒不敢言
gǎn​nù​bù​gǎn​yán

to choke with silent fury

  • created sense approved 敢怒不敢言 · gǎn​nù​bù​gǎn​yán · to choke with silent fury — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    敢怒不敢言

    gǎn​nù​bù​gǎn​yán

    to choke with silent fury

    furious but not daring to speak out; to be forced to keep one's resentment to oneself

    敢 (literal) → 敢 · gǎn · to dare 怒 (literal) → 怒 · nù · angry 不敢 (literal) → 不敢 · bù​gǎn · to not dare 言 (literal) → 言 · yán · to say

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