忍气吞声

Traditional: 忍氣吞聲

rěn qì tūn shēng

Dictionary entry

to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence

What does 忍气吞声 mean?

忍气吞声 (rěn qì tūn shēng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence

2to swallow one's anger

3to grin and bear it

Character breakdown

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忍rěnto bear · to endure 气qìgas; air · smell 吞tūnto swallow · to take 声shēngsound · voice

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How to pronounce 忍气吞声

忍气吞声

rěn qì tūn shēng

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