吃哑巴亏 chī yǎ ba kuī

to be forced to suffer in silence

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 74736th word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
吃 chī HSK 1
to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
哑 yǎ HSK 6
mute; dumb; hoarse
巴 ba HSK 5
noun suffix; to stick to; bus
亏 kuī HSK 5
deficiency; deficit; luckily