哑巴吃黄连

哑巴吃黄连
bachīhuánglián

no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)

2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings

MEANING

  1. adjective

    no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)

    • He's like a mute eating bitter melon—he has grievances he cannot voice.

  2. noun

    (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1])

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

A mouth that cannot speak — a mute person (á) stands in the lower ranks of all people.

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