粵

忍jan2氣hei3吞tan1聲sing1

simp忍气吞声
jan2 hei3 tan1 sing1rěn qì tūn shēng

English

  1. to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence
  2. to swallow one's anger
  3. to grin and bear it
  4. (lit.) to swallow insult and humiliation silently; (fig.) to endure indignity without protest

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 忍受委屈而唔去發泄自己嘅情緒

Examples

  • 雖然佢老闆唔好人,但係為咗份工,唯有忍氣吞聲。

    Although his boss was not treating him well, he should endure indignity for the sake of his job.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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