Meaning of 吃哑巴亏
吃哑巴亏 means suffer a loss or injustice but have no way to seek redress; be forced to swallow one's grievance. Pronounced chī yǎ ba kuī.
- suffer a loss or injustice but have no way to seek redress; be forced to swallow one's grievance
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
mǎi买
le了
jiǎ假
huò货
，
kě可
xiǎo小
fàn贩
yǐ已
jīng经
pǎo跑
le了
，
zhǐ只
néng能
chī吃
yǎ哑
ba巴
kuī亏
。
He bought a fake product, but the vendor is already gone, so he can only swallow his loss.
Lǎo老
bǎn板
bù不
gōng公
píng平
，
dàn但
tā她
pà怕
diū丢
gōng工
zuò作
，
zhǐ只
hǎo好
chī吃
le了
zhè这
ge个
yǎ哑
ba巴
kuī亏
。
The boss was unfair, but she is afraid of losing her job, so she has to put up with this injustice in silence.
Hé合
tong同
tiáo条
kuǎn款
lǐ里
yǒu有
xiàn陷
jǐng阱
，
tā他
qiān签
le了
cái才
fā发
xiàn现
，
xiàn现
zài在
zhǐ只
néng能
chī吃
yǎ哑
ba巴
kuī亏
。
There were hidden traps in the contract terms; he only realized after signing and now has to bear the loss quietly.
Zài在
nà那
zhǒng种
hùn混
luàn乱
de的
jú局
miàn面
xià下
，
tā他
bèi被
rén人
zhàn占
le了
pián便
yì宜
yě也
zhǐ只
néng能
chī吃
yǎ哑
ba巴
kuī亏
。
In that chaotic situation, even if he was taken advantage of, he could only let it slide without protest.
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