屏气吞声 — “To endure humiliation and keep silent”
屏气吞声 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to endure humiliation and keep silent”. To swallow one's anger and remain speechless. Literally, “hold one's breath and swallow one's voice”.
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屏气吞声 Pronunciation and Pinyin
屏气吞声 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 屏气吞声
面对不公的待遇，她只能屏气吞声，默默承受所有的委屈。
Faced with unfair treatment, she could only hold her breath and swallow her words, silently enduring all the grievances.
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More idioms starting with 屏
- bǐng屏shēng声xī息qì气hold breath and keep silent
- bǐng屏shēng声liǎn敛xī息hold breath and keep silent
- bǐng屏shēng声jìng静qì气hold breath and be silent
- bǐng屏qì气bù不xī息Hold breath in awe or fear
- bǐng屏qì气níng凝shén神hold breath and concentrate intently
- bǐng屏qì气shè慑xī息hold one's breath in tension
- bǐng屏qì气liǎn敛xī息hold one's breath
- píng屏fēng风jiǔ九dié叠Mountains stretching and folding in continuous layers
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What does 屏气吞声 mean?
屏气吞声 (bǐng qì tūn shēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to endure humiliation and keep silent”.
How do you pronounce 屏气吞声?
屏气吞声 is pronounced bǐng qì tūn shēng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 屏气吞声 literally mean?
Literally, 屏气吞声 means “hold one's breath and swallow one's voice”. It is used to mean “to endure humiliation and keep silent”.
What is the Chinese definition of 屏气吞声?
犹言忍气吞声。指受了气勉强忍耐，有话不敢说出来。