有苦說不出

有苦说不出
yǒukǔshuōbuchū
  1. having unspeakable bitter suffering
  2. (often used after 啞巴吃黃連 yǎbachīhuánglián)

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 有 yǒu
  1. to have; there is
  2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 yǒuyì intentional)
2 苦 kǔ
  1. bitter
  2. hardship
  3. pain
  4. to suffer
  5. to bring suffering to
  6. painstakingly
3 說不出 shuōbuchū unable to say

Containing this entry

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，有苦說不出，有苦说不出