寄人篱下，有苦难言寄人籬下，有苦難言寄人籬下，有苦難言

living under another's fence, with bitterness one can hardly voice

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Depending on others for a living, one must put up with slights without being able to complain.

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Simplified: 寄人篱下，有苦难言
Traditional (Taiwan): 寄人籬下，有苦難言
Pinyin: jìrénlíxià, yǒu kǔnàn yán
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄌㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ，ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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