哑巴亏 — “A grievance or loss that one cannot or dares not complain about”
哑巴亏 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a grievance or loss that one cannot or dares not complain about”. An unutterable wrong. Literally, “Mute's loss; dumb loss”.
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哑巴亏 Pronunciation and Pinyin
哑巴亏 Character Breakdown
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他性格内向，即使吃了哑巴亏也总是默默承受。
He is introverted; even when he suffers an unutterable wrong, he always bears it silently.
Idioms Related to 哑巴亏
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zi子màn漫cháng尝huáng黄bò柏wèi味，，zì自jiā家yǒu有kǔ苦zì自jiā家zhī知to suffer in silence
- yǎ哑ba巴chī吃huáng黄lián连，，yǒu有kǔ苦shuō说bu不chū出suffer in silence
- yǎ哑rán然yī一xiào笑burst into laughter involuntarily
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Open the tool →Questions about 哑巴亏
What does 哑巴亏 mean?
哑巴亏 (yǎ ba kuī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a grievance or loss that one cannot or dares not complain about”.
How do you pronounce 哑巴亏?
哑巴亏 is pronounced yǎ ba kuī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 哑巴亏 literally mean?
Literally, 哑巴亏 means “Mute's loss; dumb loss”. It is used to mean “a grievance or loss that one cannot or dares not complain about”.
What is the Chinese definition of 哑巴亏?
吃了亏不便说或不愿说