啞巴吃黃連——有苦說不出

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Chinese

mute person; dumb person; one who keeps silent
mute person; dumb person; one who keeps silent; one who cannot speak freely
 
eat; eradicate; destroy
eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer
 
Chinese goldthread; rhizome of the Chinese goldthread
to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
 
bitter; intensely; miserable
bitter; intensely; miserable; painful
 
speechless; indescribable, unspeakable, inexpressible, ineffable
trad. (啞巴吃黃連——有苦說不出) 啞巴 黃連 —— 說不出
simp. (哑巴吃黄连——有苦说不出) 哑巴 黄连 —— 说不出
alternative forms 啞巴吃黃蓮——有苦說不出哑巴吃黄莲——有苦说不出
Literally: “a mute person tasting ineffably bitter herbs”.

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Idiom

啞巴吃黃連——有苦說不出

  1. to be unable to express one's discomfort; to be forced to suffer in silence

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