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吞声
吞聲
tūnshēng
1. to swallow one's cries

Character Breakdown

吞
tūn
to absorb, to annex; to engulf; to swallow
HSK 6 7 丶
声
shēng
sound, noise; voice, tone, music
HSK 3 7 丶

Compound Words (3)

吞声忍气
tūnshēngrěnqì
see [[忍氣吞聲|忍气吞声<rěnqìtūnshēng>]]
忍气吞声
rěnqìtūnshēng
to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence
饮恨吞声
yǐnhèntūnshēng
to harbor a grudge with deep-seated hatred (idiom)

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Chinese