Read Edit View history 哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出 yǎbachīhuángliányǒukǔshuōbùchū to suffer in silence Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出 啞巴吃黃連，有苦說不出 yǎbachīhuángliányǒukǔshuōbùchū to suffer in silence To be forced to suffer in silence or unable to voice one's grievances; literally, a mute person eating the bitter herb Coptis chinensis and being unable to speak about the bitterness. Cross-References Variant of 哑子吃黄连，有苦说不出 yǎzǐchīhuángliányǒukǔshuōbùchūReferenced by 哑巴吃黄连 yǎbachīhuánglián
哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出 啞巴吃黃連，有苦說不出 yǎbachīhuángliányǒukǔshuōbùchū to suffer in silence To be forced to suffer in silence or unable to voice one's grievances; literally, a mute person eating the bitter herb Coptis chinensis and being unable to speak about the bitterness. Cross-References Variant of 哑子吃黄连，有苦说不出 yǎzǐchīhuángliányǒukǔshuōbùchūReferenced by 哑巴吃黄连 yǎbachīhuánglián