哑巴亏

yǎbakuī

A grievance that one has to keep to oneself.

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ya3 ba5 kui1

pent up unspoken grievances, suffering not willingly or possibly spoken of

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哑巴亏

yǎ ba kuī

suffering which cannot be told to others:

吃哑巴亏 be unable to speak out about one's grievances; be forced to keep one's grievances to oneself

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啞巴虧|哑巴亏 [yǎ bã kuī] ► pent-up unspoken grievances ► suffering not willingly or possibly spoken of