啞仔食黃蓮 [哑－－黄莲]

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Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    歇​後​語​嘅​上​句​，​下句​係​「​有苦​自己​知​」
    to have to suffer in silence; first part of a sandwich pun, literally, a dumb boy eats coptis seeds; the second part of which is 有苦自己知 jau5 fu2 zi6 gei2 zi1, knowing the bitterness by oneself
  2. 參看
    啞子食黃蓮

啞仔食黃蓮 [哑－－黄莲]

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Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to suffer in silence [colloquial]
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    哑仔食黄莲
    啞仔食黃蓮
    aa2 zai2 sik6 wong4 lin4
    • to have to suffer in silence; literally, a dumb boy eats coptis seeds