哑巴吃黄连,有苦说不出 yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū

DEFINITIONS

  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

CHARACTERS

哑 yǎ dumb, mute; become hoarse
巴 ba greatly desire, anxiously hope
吃 chī eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
黄 huáng yellow; surname
连 lián join, connect; continuous; even
有 yǒu have, own, possess; exist
苦 kǔ bitter; hardship, suffering
说 shuō speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
不 bu no, not; un-; negative prefix
出 chū go out, send out; stand; produce