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Definitions
1. no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
2. (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1])
Components
哑巴
yǎ ba
–
mute
吃
chī
–
to eat
黄连
huáng lián
–
Chinese goldthread (Coptis chinensis), rhizome used in medicine
Related Words
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)
哑巴吃黄连有苦说不出
yǎ bā chī huáng lián yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū
–
a dumb person can say nothing when they eat bitter herbs