忍氣吞聲

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Chinese

to bear; to endure; to tolerate
gas; air; smell
gas; air; smell; weather; vital breath; to make someone angry; to get angry; to be enraged
 
to swallow; to take
sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds)
sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds); tone; noise
 
trad. (忍氣吞聲)
simp. (忍气吞声)
alternative forms 吞聲忍氣吞声忍气
吞聲飲氣吞声饮气
氣忍聲吞气忍声吞
聲吞氣忍声吞气忍

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忍氣吞聲

  1. to silently eat humble pie; to suppress anger and quietly bear humiliation