啞巴吃黃連,有苦說不出 [ㄧㄚˇ ˙ㄅㄚ ㄔ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ , ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄨˇ ㄕㄨㄛ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄔㄨ; ya3 ba5 chi1 huang2 lian2 , you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1] to be forced to suffer in silence unable to speak of one's bitter suffering sometimes written 啞子吃黃連,有苦說不出,有苦说不出 ◄ ►