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难言之隐
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难言之隐

难言之隐 — “Unspeakable hidden difficulty”

难言之隐 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a hidden sorrow or difficulty that is inconvenient or impossible to speak about; an unspeakable secret or pain”. Literally, “unspeakable hidden difficulty”.

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难言之隐 Pronunciation and Pinyin

难言之隐 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
难
nán10difficult, troublesome, or bad
言
yán7speak, say, words
之
zhī4possessive or connective particle
隐
yǐn11to hide or conceal

Example Sentence with 难言之隐

她一直深藏着一段难言之隐,即使是亲近的朋友也很少提及。
She has always harbored an unspeakable secret, rarely mentioning it even to close friends.

Idioms Related to 难言之隐

Synonyms of 难言之隐

  • bù不kě可gào告rén人a secret that cannot be told
  • mì秘ér而bù不xuān宣keep secret and not announce
  • nán难yǐ以qǐ启chǐ齿hard to say

Antonyms of 难言之隐

  • kāi开chéng诚bù布gōng公deal with openly and frankly

More idioms starting with 难

  • nán难shàng上jiā加nán难difficulty upon difficulty
  • nán难hū乎wéi为qíng情feel awkward or embarrassed
  • nán难hū乎wéi为jì继Difficult to sustain or carry on
  • nán难hū乎qí其nán难extremely difficult
  • nán难yú于shàng上tiān天harder than ascending to heaven
  • nán难yú于shàng上qīng青tiān天harder than reaching the sky
  • nán难yú于qǐ启chǐ齿hard to speak out
  • nán难yǐ以wéi为qíng情too embarrassed to refuse
  • nán难yǐ以wéi为jì继hard to sustain
  • nán难yǐ以zhì置xìn信hard to believe
  • nán难yǐ以nì逆liào料difficult to foresee

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What does 难言之隐 mean?

难言之隐 (nán yán zhī yǐn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a hidden sorrow or difficulty that is inconvenient or impossible to speak about; an unspeakable secret or pain”.

How do you pronounce 难言之隐?

难言之隐 is pronounced nán yán zhī yǐn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 难言之隐 literally mean?

Literally, 难言之隐 means “unspeakable hidden difficulty”. It is used to mean “a hidden sorrow or difficulty that is inconvenient or impossible to speak about; an unspeakable secret or pain”.

What is the Chinese definition of 难言之隐?

隐藏在内心深处不便说出口的原因或事情。

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