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飲恨吞聲

简饮恨吞声 · 繁飲恨吞聲

Mandarin · pinyin yǐn hèn tūn shēng

to harbor a grudge with deep-seated hatred (idiom)

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飲: Look up this written character
恨: hèn · hatred, dislike; resent, hate
吞: tūn · swallow; absorb, annex, engulf
聲: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music
饮: yǐn · drink; swallow; kind of drink
声: shēng · sound, voice, noise; tone; music

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3–4–1–1 · yin3 hen4 tun1 sheng1

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jam2 han6 tan1 sing1

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