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忍氣吞聲
  jan2 hei3 tan1 seng1   jyutping
  ren3 qi4 tun1 sheng1   pinyin
swallow one's anger/pride; stifle one's indignation; suffer in silence; bite the bullet

synonym: 忍辱負重
Idiom

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
忍氣吞聲 / 忍气吞声

This word has been viewed 1588 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 21st Dec 2007 16:46 and last edited on 30th Dec 2009 11:49
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Characters in this word:

 jan2  -  endure, suffer
 hei3  -  gas; air; breath; anger
 tan1  -  swallow, gulp
 sing1 seng1  -  sound; voice; declare; fame
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