哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出
yǎ​ba​chī​huáng​lián​yǒu​kǔ​shuō​bù​chū

to suffer in silence

  1. 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 yǎ​ba​chī​huáng​lián​yǒu​kǔ​shuō​bù​chū
  2. ， yǒu
    non-Chinese
  3. 有苦说不出 有苦說不出 yǒu​kǔ​shuō​bu​chū
    to have unspeakable suffering
    To have bitter suffering that one cannot speak of or express; often used after the phrase 哑巴吃黄连 yǎ​ba​chī​huáng​lián
  4. ，
    non-Chinese
  5. 有 yǒu verb
    to have
    to have; to possess; to include; to carry (a trait or quality)
  6. 苦 kǔ noun
    hardship
    suffering; pain; a difficult or miserable situation or circumstance
  7. 说不出 說不出 shuō​bu​chū verb
    unable to say
    To be unable to say or describe; cannot put into words.