忍气吞声 — “To swallow one's anger and endure humiliation in silence”
忍气吞声 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to swallow one's anger and endure humiliation in silence”. To suffer in silence without complaint. Literally, “endure anger, swallow sound”.
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忍气吞声 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 忍rěn
- 气qì
- 吞tūn
- 声shēng
忍气吞声 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 忍气吞声
她受了委屈，却只能忍气吞声，不敢为自己辩解。
She suffered a grievance but could only swallow her anger and endure in silence, daring not to defend herself.
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More idioms starting with 忍
- rěn忍jùn俊bù不zhù住cannot help but laugh
- rěn忍jùn俊bù不jīn禁unable to hold back laughter
- rěn忍gòu垢tōu偷shēng生endure disgrace to survive
- rěn忍yóu尤hán含gòu垢endure blame and disgrace patiently
- rěn忍xīn心hài害lǐ理to be cruel-hearted and violate moral principles
- rěn忍tòng痛gē割ài爱painfully give up something cherished
- rěn忍chǐ耻tōu偷shēng生endure shame to survive ignobly
- rěn忍chǐ耻hán含gòu垢bear humiliation and endure disgrace
- rěn忍chǐ耻hán含xiū羞endure shame and humiliation
- rěn忍kǔ苦nài耐láo劳endure hardship and work hard
- rěn忍rǔ辱tōu偷shēng生endure humiliation to live ignobly
Questions about 忍气吞声
- What does 忍气吞声 mean?
- 忍气吞声 (rěn qì tūn shēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to swallow one's anger and endure humiliation in silence”.
- How do you pronounce 忍气吞声?
- 忍气吞声 is pronounced rěn qì tūn shēng in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 忍气吞声 literally mean?
- Literally, 忍气吞声 means “endure anger, swallow sound”. It is used to mean “to swallow one's anger and endure humiliation in silence”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 忍气吞声?
- 忍气：受了气不发作；吞声：不敢出声。指受了气勉强忍耐，有话不敢说出来。