難言之隱 nán yán zhī yǐn

sth too embarrassing to mention

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. sth too embarrassing to mention
  2. 2. a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom)
  3. 3. an embarrassing illness

Characters

Character Meaning
難 nán
difficult; difficult (to...); difficulty
言 yán HSK 4
to say; to talk; speech
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
隱 yǐn
hidden; secret; concealed