Definition
This is a four-character set phrase (成语) meaning to silently endure humiliation or unfair treatment without protest. Literally 'swallow anger and choke back your voice,' it describes a situation where someone suppresses their true feelings and yields to avoid conflict. Use it when talking about people who don't dare to speak up or fight back, often in a work or family setting.
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to swallow one's anger and submit to humiliationto endure insults without protest
Examples
- 忍气吞声，。Zài gōngzuò zhōng tā jīngcháng rěn qì tūn shēng, bù gǎn biǎodá zìjǐ de yìjiàn.At work he often swallows his anger and dares not express his own opinions.
- ，忍气吞声，。Wèile jiātíng hémù, tā zǒngshì xuǎnzé rěn qì tūn shēng, cóng bù zhēngchǎo.For the sake of family harmony, she always chooses to swallow her pride and never argues.
- 忍气吞声。Tā rěn qì tūn shēng de jiēshòu le gōngsī de bù gōngpíng dàiyù.He silently endured the unfair treatment from the company.
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