哑子吃黄连，说不出的苦 — “To suffer in silence”
哑子吃黄连，说不出的苦 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suffer in silence”. To have unspeakable bitterness or grievances that one cannot express. Literally, “A mute eats coptis, unspeakable bitterness”.
哑子吃黄连，说不出的苦 Pronunciation and Pinyin
哑子吃黄连，说不出的苦 Character Breakdown
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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suffer 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rán然yī一xiào笑burst into laughter involuntarily
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Open the tool →Questions about 哑子吃黄连，说不出的苦
What does 哑子吃黄连，说不出的苦 mean?
哑子吃黄连，说不出的苦 (yǎ zǐ chī huáng lián ， shuō bu chū de kǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suffer in silence”.
How do you pronounce 哑子吃黄连，说不出的苦?
哑子吃黄连，说不出的苦 is pronounced yǎ zǐ chī huáng lián ， shuō bu chū de kǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 哑子吃黄连，说不出的苦 literally mean?
Literally, 哑子吃黄连，说不出的苦 means “a mute eats coptis, unspeakable bitterness”. It is used to mean “to suffer in silence”.
What is the Chinese definition of 哑子吃黄连，说不出的苦?
黄连：中药，味苦。哑巴吃了黄连，嘴里说不出来。比喻有苦难言