哑巴吃黄连

yǎ ba chī huáng lián

Definitions

1. no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
2. also written 啞巴吃黃蓮|哑巴吃黄莲
3. (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū])

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Words Containing 哑巴吃黄连

哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出

yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū

to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)

Child Words of 哑巴吃黄连

to eat

mute; dumb; incapable of speech

to link

yellow

a mute