吞声

Traditional form:

吞聲

Pinyin (reading):

tūnshēng

Definitions:

• to swallow one's cries

Characters:

• 吞 - to absorb, to annex; to engulf; to swallow
• 声 - sound, noise; voice, tone, music

Traditional characters:

• 吞 - to absorb, to annex; to engulf; to swallow
• 聲 - sound, noise; voice, tone, music