有苦说不出 yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū

DEFINITIONS

  1. having unspeakable bitter suffering
  2. (often used after 啞巴吃黃連|哑巴吃黄连[ya3 ba5 chi1 huang2 lian2])

CHARACTERS

有 yǒu
HSK 1
have, own, possess; exist
苦 kǔ
HSK 4
bitter; hardship, suffering
说 shuō
HSK 1
speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
不 bu
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
出 chū
HSK 1
go out, send out; stand; produce