哑巴亏

Traditional form:

啞巴虧

Pinyin (reading):

yǎbakuī

Definitions:

• pent-up unspoken grievances
• suffering not willingly or possibly spoken of

Characters:

• 哑 - dumb, mute, hoarse
• 巴 - to desire, to wish for
• 亏 - to lose, to fail; loss, damages; deficient

Traditional characters:

• 啞 - dumb, mute, hoarse
• 巴 - to desire, to wish for
• 虧 - to lose, to fail; loss, damages; deficient