敢怒而不敢言 in English gan3 nu4 er2 bu4 gan3 yan2 Meaning

Meanings

  • angry, but not daring to speak out (idiomatic expression); obliged to remain silent about one's resentment
  • unable to voice objections

Simplified Characters

敢 怒 而 不 敢 言

Traditional Characters

敢 怒 而 不 敢 言

Pinyin

gan3 nu4 er2 bu4 gan3 yan2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

敢gan3to dare 怒nu4anger 而er2and 不bu4(negative prefix) 敢gan3to dare 言yan2words