忍氣吞聲
simp忍气吞声jan2 hei3 tan1 sing1rěn qì tūn shēng
English
- to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence
- to swallow one's anger
- to grin and bear it
- (lit.) to swallow insult and humiliation silently; (fig.) to endure indignity without protest
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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