哑子漫尝黄柏味，自家有苦自家知 — “To suffer in silence, with a bitterness known only to oneself”
哑子漫尝黄柏味，自家有苦自家知 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suffer in silence, with a bitterness known only to oneself”. To have a difficulty or pain that cannot be expressed. Literally, “A mute person slowly tastes the bitterness of Amur cork bark; only oneself knows one's own suffering”.
哑子漫尝黄柏味，自家有苦自家知 Pronunciation and Pinyin
哑子漫尝黄柏味，自家有苦自家知 Character Breakdown
| Character | Pinyin | Strokes | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| yǎ | 9 | mute, hoarse, dud | |
| zi | 3 | son, child, seed, small thing | |
| màn | 14 | overflow, spread, wander | |
| cháng | 9 | taste, try, experience | |
| huáng | 11 | yellow color | |
| bò | 9 | Cypress tree | |
| wèi | 8 | taste, flavor, scent, interest | |
| ， | ， | — | |
| zì | 6 | from, self, naturally | |
| jiā | 10 | family home or expert | |
| yǒu | 6 | to have or to exist | |
| kǔ | 9 | bitter, difficult, suffering | |
| zì | 6 | from, self, naturally | |
| jiā | 10 | family home or expert | |
| zhī | 8 | to know, be aware, understand |
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More idioms starting with 哑
- yǎ哑kǒu口wú无shēng声Rendered speechless
- yǎ哑kǒu口wú无yán言rendered speechless
- yā哑yā哑xué学yǔ语baby babbling, learning to speak
- yǎ哑zǐ子zuò做mèng梦have an inexpressible grievance
- yǎ哑zǐ子chī吃huáng黄lián连suffer in silence
- yǎ哑zǐ子chī吃huáng黄lián连，，shuō说bu不chū出de的kǔ苦unspeakable bitterness suffered in silence
- yǎ哑zǐ子xún寻mèng梦unable to express a grievance
- yǎ哑zi子dé得mèng梦inexpressible understanding or feeling
- yǎ哑zǐ子tuō托mèng梦unable to express a hidden grievance
- yǎ哑ba巴kuī亏unutterable wrong or grievance
- yǎ哑rán然yī一xiào笑burst into laughter involuntarily
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Open the tool →Questions about 哑子漫尝黄柏味，自家有苦自家知
What does 哑子漫尝黄柏味，自家有苦自家知 mean?
哑子漫尝黄柏味，自家有苦自家知 (yǎ zi màn cháng huáng bò wèi ， zì jiā yǒu kǔ zì jiā zhī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suffer in silence, with a bitterness known only to oneself”.
How do you pronounce 哑子漫尝黄柏味，自家有苦自家知?
哑子漫尝黄柏味，自家有苦自家知 is pronounced yǎ zi màn cháng huáng bò wèi ， zì jiā yǒu kǔ zì jiā zhī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 哑子漫尝黄柏味，自家有苦自家知 literally mean?
Literally, 哑子漫尝黄柏味，自家有苦自家知 means “a mute person slowly tastes the bitterness of Amur cork bark; only oneself knows one's own suffering”. It is used to mean “to suffer in silence, with a bitterness known only to oneself”.
What is the Chinese definition of 哑子漫尝黄柏味，自家有苦自家知?
哑子：哑巴；黄柏：黄檗，味苦。哑子尝到黄柏的苦味，知苦说不出。比喻有苦难言