silent loss; unvoiced grievance
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a loss or grievance that one is forced to suffer in silence; an unvoiced grievance that cannot be openly complained about
Almost always used with the verb 吃 (chī) as 吃哑巴亏. Rarely used alone except as a shorthand reference to this concept.
Tā他
zhè这
cì次
chī吃
le了
ge个
yǎ哑
ba巴
kuī亏
，
zhǐ只
néng能
zì自
rèn认
dǎo倒
méi霉
。
He suffered a silent loss this time and could only accept his bad luck.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
shì事
qing情
zhǐ只
néng能
chī吃
yǎ哑
ba巴
kuī亏
，
shuō说
chū出
lái来
fǎn反
ér而
gèng更
diū丢
liǎn脸
。
For this kind of matter, one can only swallow the grievance in silence; speaking out would be even more humiliating.
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Zhè这
bǐ笔
yǎ哑
ba巴
kuī亏
ràng让
wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
sǔn损
shī失
le了
jǐ几
shí十
wàn万
。
This silent loss cost our company several hundred thousand yuan.