swallow one's anger; endure humiliation in silence
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
to swallow one's anger; to endure humiliation in silence; to suppress one's resentment
neutralUsed to describe someone who endures unfair treatment, insults, or grievances without speaking out, often implying a sense of helplessness, prudence, or lack of power.
Wèi为
le了
bǎo保
zhù住
zhè这
fèn份
gōng工
zuò作
，
tā他
zhǐ只
hǎo好
rěn忍
qì气
tūn吞
shēng声
，
bù不
gǎn敢
fǎn反
bó驳
shàng上
sī司
de的
wú无
lǐ理
zhǐ指
zé责
。
To keep his job, he had no choice but to swallow his anger and dared not refute his boss's unreasonable accusations.
Tā她
xìng性
gé格
gāng刚
liè烈
，
jué绝
bù不
shì是
nà那
zhǒng种
rěn忍
qì气
tūn吞
shēng声
、
rèn任
rén人
qī欺
fu负
de的
rén人
。
She has a fiery personality and is definitely not the type to endure humiliation silently and let others bully her.
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Miàn面
duì对
lín邻
jū居
de的
wú无
lǐ理
qǔ取
nào闹
，
nián年
mài迈
de的
lǎo老
rén人
xuǎn选
zé择
le了
rěn忍
qì气
tūn吞
shēng声
，
bù不
xiǎng想
rě惹
shì事
。
Faced with the neighbor's unreasonable harassment, the elderly man chose to grin and bear it, not wanting to cause trouble.
Zài在
nà那
gè个
hēi黑
àn暗
de的
nián年
dài代
，
lǎo老
bǎi百
xìng姓
zhǐ只
néng能
rěn忍
qì气
tūn吞
shēng声
，
gǎn敢
nù怒
bù不
gǎn敢
yán言
。
In those dark times, ordinary people could only swallow their anger, daring to be angry but not daring to speak out.