忍气吞声

忍氣吞聲

rěnqì-tūnshēng

idiom #22,610

Meanings

他在老板面前总是忍气吞声，从不反驳。

Tā zài lǎobǎn miànqián zǒngshì rěnqìtūnshēng, cóngbù fǎnbó.

He always swallows his anger in front of the boss and never talks back.

她忍气吞声地忍受了多年的不公平待遇。

Tā rěnqìtūnshēng de rěnshòu le duōnián de bùgōng píng dàiyù.

She suffered years of unfair treatment in silence.

memory

忍 (endure) + 气 (anger/breath) + 吞 (swallow) + 声 (sound/voice) = swallow your angry breath and your voice — keep everything inside.

忍 rěn

气 qì

吞 tūn

声 shēng