说不出的，才是真苦；挠不着的，才是真痒說不出的，才是真苦；撓不著的，才是真癢説不出的，才是真苦；撓不着的，才是真癢

what can't be said is the real bitterness; what can't be scratched is the real itch

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: The pain buried in one's heart that cannot be spoken torments the most. Sympathetic.

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Simplified: 说不出的，才是真苦；挠不着的，才是真痒
Traditional (Taiwan): 說不出的，才是真苦；撓不著的，才是真癢
Traditional (Hong Kong): 説不出的，才是真苦；撓不着的，才是真癢
Pinyin: shuōbùchū de, cái shì zhēn kǔ; náo bù zháo de, cái shì zhēn yǎng
Bopomofo: ㄕㄨㄛㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨ ˙ㄉㄜ，ㄘㄞˊ ㄕˋ ㄓㄣㄎㄨˇ；ㄋㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ ˙ㄉㄜ，ㄘㄞˊ ㄕˋ ㄓㄣㄧㄤˇ

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

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