有苦说不出 yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū

having unspeakable bitter suffering

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. having unspeakable bitter suffering
  2. 2. (often used after 哑巴吃黄连yǎ ba chī huáng lián)

Characters

Character Meaning
有 yǒu HSK 1
to have; there is; there are
苦 kǔ HSK 4
bitter; to suffer; hardship
说 shuō HSK 1
to say; to speak; to explain
不 bu HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
出 chū HSK 1
to go out; to come out