敢怒而不敢言
gǎn​nù'ér​bù​gǎn​yán

to choke with silent fury

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

    敢怒而不敢言

    gǎn​nù'ér​bù​gǎn​yán

    to choke with silent fury

    (idiom) to feel extremely angry but be afraid to speak out; to be obliged to remain silent about one's resentment

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

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