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(idiom) to stay shut up at home; to not go out
as expected
a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)
to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom) / unable to speak of one's bitter suffering / sometimes written 啞子吃黃連,有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连,有苦说不出
can't discern
unable to escape / can't get out
having unspeakable bitter suffering / (often used after 啞巴吃黃連|哑巴吃黄连)
lit. no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom) / fig. one does not expect fine words from a scoundrel
no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom) / also written 啞巴吃黃蓮|哑巴吃黄莲 / (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出)
(idiom) to not leave one's home; to stay indoors
speechless
a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)
not presentable / shoddy and too embarrassing to show
unable to say
lit. to blame the toilet because one is having difficulty completing a bowel movement (idiom) / fig. to blame others for problems caused by one's own shortcomings
lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles / a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom)


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