饮恨吞声 yǐn hèn tūn shēng

to harbor a grudge with deep-seated hatred (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to harbor a grudge with deep-seated hatred (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
饮 yǐn HSK 3
to drink; old variant of 飲yǐn
恨 hèn HSK 5
to hate; to regret
吞 tūn HSK 6
to swallow; to take
声 shēng HSK 3
sound; voice; noise