哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出 — “To suffer in silence”
哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suffer in silence”. To have a bitter experience or grievance but be unable to voice it. Literally, “A mute eating coptis, having bitterness but unable to speak”.
哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出 Pronunciation and Pinyin
哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出 Character Breakdown
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Idioms Related to 哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出
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 哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出
What does 哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出 mean?
哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出 (yǎ ba chī huáng lián ， yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suffer in silence”.
How do you pronounce 哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出?
哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出 is pronounced yǎ ba chī huáng lián ， yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出 literally mean?
Literally, 哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出 means “a mute eating coptis, having bitterness but unable to speak”. It is used to mean “to suffer in silence”.
What is the Chinese definition of 哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出?
黄连：中药，味苦。哑巴吃了黄连，嘴里说不出来。比喻有苦难言