哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出

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

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Entry Composition

1 哑巴吃黄连 yǎbachīhuánglián
  1. no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
  2. also written 哑巴吃黄莲
  3. (often precedes 有苦说不出 yǒukǔshuōbuchū)
2 有苦说不出 yǒukǔshuōbuchū
  1. having unspeakable bitter suffering
  2. (often used after 哑巴吃黄连 yǎbachīhuánglián)

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吃哑巴亏 chīyǎbakuī
  1. to be forced to suffer in silence
  2. unable to speak of one's bitter suffering