啞巴吃黃連——有苦說不出
Chinese
- mute person; dumb person; one who keeps silentmute person; dumb person; one who keeps silent; one who cannot speak freelyeat; eradicate; destroyeat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer
Chinese goldthread; rhizome of the Chinese goldthread to have; there is; there areto have; there is; there are; to exist; to bebitter; intensely; miserablebitter; intensely; miserable; painfulspeechless; indescribable, unspeakable, inexpressible, ineffable trad. (啞巴吃黃連——有苦說不出) 啞巴 吃 黃連 —— 有 苦 說不出 simp. (哑巴吃黄连——有苦说不出) 哑巴 吃 黄连 —— 有 苦 说不出 alternative forms 啞巴吃黃蓮——有苦說不出/哑巴吃黄莲——有苦说不出 Literally: “a mute person tasting ineffably bitter herbs”.
Pronunciation
Idiom
啞巴吃黃連——有苦說不出
- to be unable to express one's discomfort; to be forced to suffer in silence
Synonyms
- (Cantonese) 啞仔食黃連——有苦自己知/哑仔食黄连——有苦自己知
- (Hakka) 啞子食苦瓜/哑子食苦瓜