有苦说不出

Traditional: 有苦說不出

yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū

Dictionary entry

having unspeakable bitter suffering

What does 有苦说不出 mean?

有苦说不出 (yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū) has the following dictionary meaning.

1having unspeakable bitter suffering

2(often used after 啞巴吃黃連|哑巴吃黄连[ya3 ba5 chi1 huang2 lian2])

Character breakdown

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有yǒuto have; there is · (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)苦kǔbitter · hardship 说shuìto persuade 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-出chūto go out; to come out · to arise; to occur

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有苦说不出

yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū

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