Word: 哑巴吃黄连 (yǎbachīhuánglián) Traditional: 啞巴吃黃連 哑巴吃黄连 dictionary entry yǎbachīhuánglián no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom); (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1]) Full dictionary entry for 哑巴吃黄连 Example sentences using 哑巴吃黄连 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 我只好哑巴吃黄连了。 Wǒ zhǐhǎo yǎbachīhuánglián le. I had no choice but to suffer in silence. 被冤枉了，哑巴吃黄连。 Bèi yuānwangle, yǎbachīhuánglián. Wrongly accused, he could only suffer in silence.