疔疮长在喉头上，有痛不能说疔瘡長在喉頭上，有痛不能說疔瘡長在喉頭上，有痛不能説

a boil growing on the throat: it hurts but you can't speak

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Sorrow that one cannot put into words.
Wordplay: 痛 (tòng) means both physical pain and grief.

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Simplified: 疔疮长在喉头上，有痛不能说
Traditional (Taiwan): 疔瘡長在喉頭上，有痛不能說
Traditional (Hong Kong): 疔瘡長在喉頭上，有痛不能説
Pinyin: dīngchuāng zhǎng zài hóutóu shang, yǒu tòng bùnéng shuō
Pinyin (Taiwan): dīngchuāng zhǎng zài hóutóu shàng, yǒu tòng bùnéng shuō
Bopomofo: ㄉㄧㄥㄔㄨㄤㄓㄤˇ ㄗㄞˋ ㄏㄡˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄤˋ，ㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄕㄨㄛ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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