Word
| HSK | Not in HSK |
|---|---|
| FREQUENCY | Unknown |
啞巴吃黃連，有苦說不出 yǎ ba chī huáng lián ， yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū
DEFINITIONS
- to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)
- unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
- 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 | greatly desire, anxiously hope |
| 吃 chī | eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear |
| 黃 huáng | yellow; surname |
| 連 lián | join, connect; continuous; even |
| 有 yǒu | have, own, possess; exist |
| 苦 kǔ | bitter; hardship, suffering |
| 說 shuō | speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid |
| 不 bu | no, not; un-; negative prefix |
| 出 chū | go out, send out; stand; produce |