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敢怒而不敢言

gǎn nù ér bù gǎn yán

6-character word

What 敢怒而不敢言 means

1. angry, but not daring to speak out (idiom); obliged to remain silent about one's resentment
2. unable to voice objections

The characters in 敢怒而不敢言

• 敢gǎnto dare; daring; (polite) may I venture
• 怒nùanger; fury; flourishing
• 而érand; as well as; and so
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 敢gǎnto dare; daring; (polite) may I venture
• 言yánwords; speech; to say

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