哑巴吃黄连有苦说不出 (yǎ bā chī huáng lián yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū) [啞巴吃黃連有苦說...

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Definitions

1. a dumb person can say nothing when they eat bitter herbs
2. suffer (unfairly) in silence

Components

有苦说不出 yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū – having unspeakable bitter suffering