哑巴吃黄连,有苦说不出

yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū · ya ba chi huang lian , you ku shuo bu chu

Traditional 啞巴吃黃連,有苦說不出

Meaning

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  1. to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)
  2. unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
  3. 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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