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哑子托梦 — “A mute entrusting a message in a dream”

哑子托梦 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have something important or difficult to say but be unable to express it, often due to circumstances or personal constraints; to have a grievance or hidden trouble that cannot be voiced”. Literally, “A mute entrusting a message in a dream”.

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哑子托梦 Pronunciation and Pinyin

哑子托梦 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
哑
yǎ9mute, hoarse, dud
子
zǐ3son, child, seed, small thing
托
tuō6support, entrust, or request
梦
mèng11dream

Example Sentence with 哑子托梦

他心里有好多委屈,却又说不出口,真是哑子托梦,无人知晓其苦衷。
He had many grievances in his heart but couldn't express them, truly like a mute trying to convey a message in a dream, with no one knowing his troubles.

Idioms Related to 哑子托梦

Synonyms of 哑子托梦

  • yǎ哑zǐ子zuò做mèng梦have an inexpressible grievance
  • 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

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chī吃huáng黄lián连suffer in silence
  • 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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Questions about 哑子托梦

What does 哑子托梦 mean?

哑子托梦 (yǎ zǐ tuō mèng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have something important or difficult to say but be unable to express it, often due to circumstances or personal constraints; to have a grievance or hidden trouble that cannot be voiced”.

How do you pronounce 哑子托梦?

哑子托梦 is pronounced yǎ zǐ tuō mèng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 哑子托梦 literally mean?

Literally, 哑子托梦 means “a mute entrusting a message in a dream”. It is used to mean “to have something important or difficult to say but be unable to express it, often due to circumstances or personal constraints; to have a grievance or hidden trouble that cannot be voiced”.

What is the Chinese definition of 哑子托梦?

比喻有话或苦衷说不出。同“哑子做梦”。

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