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Home / Idiom / 忍气吞声

to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence · to swallow one's anger · to grin and bear it

忍气吞声
rěn qì tūn shēng
r+ěn·3rd toneq+ì·4th tonet+ūn·1st tonesh+ēng·1st tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to accept a compromise委曲求全wěi qū qiú quánto endure humiliation as part of an important mission (idiom); to suffer in silence忍辱负重rěn rǔ fù zhòngto endure; to put up with; to exercise patience忍耐rěn nàiweep silent tears · swallow one's tears · gulp down sobs (or rage) · put one's pride in one's pocket饮泣吞声yǐn qì tūn shēng
Antonyms
more than one can bear (idiom); at the end of one's patience · the last straw忍无可忍rěn wú kě rěn