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忍氣吞聲 (jan2 hei3 tan1 seng1) — swallow one's anger/pride; stifle one's indignation; suffer in silence; bite the bullet in Cantonese

janˊ²忍hei˗₃氣tanˉ¹吞sengˉ¹聲
简 忍气吞声
Mandarin Pinyin: ren3 qi4 tun1 sheng1

Meaning of 忍氣吞聲

nounswallow one's anger/pride; stifle one's indignation; suffer in silence; bite the bullet

Characters in 忍氣吞聲

忍jan2
endure; bear; tolerate; suffer; put up with; stand
氣hei3
anger; annoyance; irritation
吞tan1
swallow; absorb; annex; engulf; gulp
聲sing1
make a sound; declare; state

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