哑巴

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dumb person; mute 你说呀，装什么 哑巴 ？ Speak! Stop playing dumb. 天生是 哑巴 be born dumb; be mute from birth [ 相关词条 ] 哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出 a mute eating goldthread root ［a bitter medicinal herb］ is unable to describe the bitter taste—be unable to express one's discomfort (since one oneself has brought about the misfortune); be compelled to suffer in silence; swallow one's bitterness; be a silent victim 哑巴吃饺子，心里有数 a mute eating jiaozi /dumplings knows how many he has downed—people know exactly how things stand though for some reason they have to keep quiet 哑巴亏 grievance that one has to keep to oneself