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隐忍不发 — “To endure silently and not express one's feelings or grievances”

隐忍不发 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to endure silently and not express one's feelings or grievances”. To keep one's thoughts or complaints to oneself. Literally, “Endure silently and not express; Forbear and not speak out”.

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隐忍不发 Pronunciation and Pinyin

隐忍不发 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
隐
yǐn11to hide or conceal
忍
rěn7endure, tolerate, suppress
不
bù4not
发
fā5to issue, send, or develop

Example Sentence with 隐忍不发

尽管面对工作中的一些误解,他依然选择隐忍不发,相信时间会证明一切。
Despite facing some misunderstandings at work, he chose to endure silently and not express his feelings, believing that time would prove everything.

Idioms Related to 隐忍不发

Synonyms of 隐忍不发

  • yǐn隐rěn忍bù不yán言endure silently and not speak

More idioms starting with 隐

  • yǐn隐jiè介cáng藏xíng形hide oneself completely
  • yǐn隐zhàn占shēn身tǐ体conceal one's true identity
  • yǐn隐míng名mái埋xìng姓to conceal one's true identity
  • yǐn隐jūn君zi子secret drug or smoking addict
  • yǐn隐tiān天bì蔽rì日covering the sky and obscuring the sun
  • yǐn隐xìng姓mái埋míng名conceal one's identity
  • yǐn隐jū居qiú求zhì志live in seclusion to pursue aspirations
  • yǐn隐è恶yáng扬shàn善conceal others' bad, publicize their good
  • yǐn隐huì晦qū曲zhé折implicit and circuitous
  • yǐn隐rán然dí敌guó国virtually a rival power
  • yǐn隐yuē约qí其cí词speak vaguely or ambiguously

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Questions about 隐忍不发

What does 隐忍不发 mean?

隐忍不发 (yǐn rěn bù fā) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to endure silently and not express one's feelings or grievances”.

How do you pronounce 隐忍不发?

隐忍不发 is pronounced yǐn rěn bù fā in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 隐忍不发 literally mean?

Literally, 隐忍不发 means “Endure silently and not express; Forbear and not speak out”. It is used to mean “to endure silently and not express one's feelings or grievances”.

What is the Chinese definition of 隐忍不发?

隐忍:勉强忍耐,把事情藏在心里。把事情藏在心里不说。

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