吃哑巴亏 in English chi1 ya3 ba5 kui1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to be forced to suffer in silence
  • unable to speak of one's bitter suffering

Simplified Characters

吃 哑 巴 亏

Traditional Characters

吃 啞 巴 虧

Pinyin

chi1 ya3 ba5 kui1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

吃chi1to eat 哑ya3(onom.) sound of cawing 巴ba1Ba state during Zhou dynasty (in east of modern Sichuan) 亏kui1deficiency