忍氣吞聲

jan2 hei3 tan1 seng1

to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence · to swallow one's anger · to grin and bear it

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence
  2. to swallow one's anger
  3. to grin and bear it

Written Forms

忍氣吞聲Traditional · Main Form
忍气吞声Alternate Form

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