哑子吃黄连 — “To suffer in silence”
哑子吃黄连 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suffer in silence”. To have a bitter experience but be unable to express it. Literally, “A mute eating coptis (a very bitter herb)”.
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哑子吃黄连 Pronunciation and Pinyin
哑子吃黄连 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 哑子吃黄连
他一个人默默承受着所有的压力，真是哑子吃黄连，有苦说不出。
He silently bore all the pressure by himself, truly like a mute eating bitter coptis, unable to voice his suffering.
Idioms Related to 哑子吃黄连
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，，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ba巴chī吃huáng黄lián连，，yǒu有kǔ苦shuō说bu不chū出suffer in silence
- yǎ哑rán然yī一xiào笑burst into laughter involuntarily
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What does 哑子吃黄连 mean?
哑子吃黄连 (yǎ zǐ chī huáng lián) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suffer in silence”.
How do you pronounce 哑子吃黄连?
哑子吃黄连 is pronounced yǎ zǐ chī huáng lián in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 哑子吃黄连 literally mean?
Literally, 哑子吃黄连 means “a mute eating coptis (a very bitter herb)”. It is used to mean “to suffer in silence”.
What is the Chinese definition of 哑子吃黄连?
歇后语。比喻有苦说不出。