啞巴吃黃連，有苦說不出 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

啞 yǎ dumb, mute; become hoarse
巴 ba
HSK 5
greatly desire, anxiously hope
吃 chī
HSK 1
eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
黃 huáng yellow; surname
連 lián join, connect; continuous; even
有 yǒu
HSK 1
have, own, possess; exist
苦 kǔ
HSK 4
bitter; hardship, suffering
說 shuō speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
不 bu
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
出 chū
HSK 1
go out, send out; stand; produce