啞巴吃黃連，有苦說不出

yǎbachīhuánglián,yǒukǔshuōbùchū

a dumb person tasting bitter herbs—be unable to express one's discomfort; be forced to suffer in silence

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ya3 ba5 chi1 huang2 lian2 , you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1

to be forced to suffer in silence, unable to speak of one's bitter suffering, sometimes written 啞子吃黃連,有苦說不出, 哑子吃黄连,有苦说不出

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啞巴吃黃連，有苦說不出|哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出 [yǎ bã chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū] ► to be forced to suffer in silence ► unable to speak of one's bitter suffering ► sometimes written 啞子吃黃連,↑有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连,↑有苦说不出