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啞巴吃黃連,有苦說不出

yǎbachīhuánglián,yǒukǔshuōbuchū

ㄧㄚˇ ˙ㄅㄚ ㄔ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ , ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄨˇ ㄕㄨㄛ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄔㄨ

Simplified 哑巴吃黄连,有苦说不出

  1. 1to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)
  2. 2unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
  3. 3sometimes written 啞子吃黃連,有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连,有苦说不出

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