饮恨吞声 — “To bear a grievance and sorrow in silence”
饮恨吞声 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bear a grievance and sorrow in silence”. To repress one's hatred and sobs, not daring to express them. Literally, “drink hatred and swallow sound”.
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饮恨吞声 Pronunciation and Pinyin
饮恨吞声 Character Breakdown
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她受了巨大的委屈，却只能饮恨吞声，默默承受一切。
She suffered a great wrong, but could only bear her grievance in silence, enduring everything quietly.
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- yǐn饮bīng冰shí食bò檗live an austere and pure life
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- yǐn饮hèn恨ér而sǐ死die filled with bitter regret
- yǐn饮hèn恨ér而zhōng终die with bitter regret
- yǐn饮shuǐ水chuò啜shū菽live a life of extreme frugality
- yǐn饮shuǐ水sī思yuán源Remember the source when drinking water
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What does 饮恨吞声 mean?
饮恨吞声 (yǐn hèn tūn shēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bear a grievance and sorrow in silence”.
How do you pronounce 饮恨吞声?
饮恨吞声 is pronounced yǐn hèn tūn shēng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 饮恨吞声 literally mean?
Literally, 饮恨吞声 means “drink hatred and swallow sound”. It is used to mean “to bear a grievance and sorrow in silence”.
What is the Chinese definition of 饮恨吞声?
饮恨：强忍怨恨；吞声：哭泣而不敢出声。形容忍恨含悲，不敢表露。