满嘴黄连，说不出的苦滿嘴黃連，說不出的苦滿嘴黃連，説不出的苦

a mouth full of goldthread root: bitterness that can't be put into words

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Describes someone in such painful circumstances that they can't express their suffering. Similar to 'bitter beyond words'.

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Simplified: 满嘴黄连，说不出的苦
Traditional (Taiwan): 滿嘴黃連，說不出的苦
Traditional (Hong Kong): 滿嘴黃連，説不出的苦
Pinyin: mǎnzuǐ huánglián, shuōbùchū de kǔ
Bopomofo: ㄇㄢˇ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ，ㄕㄨㄛㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨ ˙ㄉㄜㄎㄨˇ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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