A mouth that cannot speak — a mute person (á) stands in the lower ranks of all people.
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哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出
哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出
to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)
- ，。
He is like a mute eating Chinese goldthread—he has bitterness he cannot express.
- 貳形adjective
unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
- ，。
He is like a mute eating Chinese goldthread—he has suffering but cannot speak of it.
- 參形adjective
sometimes written 啞子吃黃連，有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连，有苦说不出
- ，。
He's like a mute eating coptis; he has bitterness but can't speak it out.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 黃(yellow; ripe grain field)ASSOCIATIVE
A mature golden rice plant with its stalk, roots, and heavy drooping grain panicles forms the image of this character.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 辶(step; walk; move)RADICAL
- 车(vehicle; cart)ASSOCIATIVE
Vehicles following one another moving continuously on the road is the meaning of the character 連.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 月(moon; flesh (iconic representation))RADICAL
- 又(right hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE
A hand holding a piece of meat — that is 'to have'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 艹(grass; plant)RADICAL
- 古(ancient; old)PHONO-SEMANTIC
An ancient grass variety carries a bitter, acrid, and harsh taste.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 屮(sprout; bud)ASSOCIATIVE
- 凵(hole; mouth of a hole)ASSOCIATIVE
A sprout reaching up out of the ground hole is the meaning of 'come out' or 'emerge'.
哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出
Traditional啞巴吃黃連，有苦說不出
to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)
- ，。
He is like a mute eating Chinese goldthread—he has bitterness he cannot express.
- 貳形adjective
unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
- ，。
He is like a mute eating Chinese goldthread—he has suffering but cannot speak of it.
- 參形adjective
sometimes written 啞子吃黃連，有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连，有苦说不出
- ，。
He's like a mute eating coptis; he has bitterness but can't speak it out.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 黃(yellow; ripe grain field)ASSOCIATIVE
A mature golden rice plant with its stalk, roots, and heavy drooping grain panicles forms the image of this character.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 辶(step; walk; move)RADICAL
- 车(vehicle; cart)ASSOCIATIVE
Vehicles following one another moving continuously on the road is the meaning of the character 連.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 月(moon; flesh (iconic representation))RADICAL
- 又(right hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE
A hand holding a piece of meat — that is 'to have'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 艹(grass; plant)RADICAL
- 古(ancient; old)PHONO-SEMANTIC
An ancient grass variety carries a bitter, acrid, and harsh taste.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 屮(sprout; bud)ASSOCIATIVE
- 凵(hole; mouth of a hole)ASSOCIATIVE
A sprout reaching up out of the ground hole is the meaning of 'come out' or 'emerge'.
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