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难言之隐

nán yán zhī yǐn

4-character word Traditional 難言之隱

What 难言之隐 means

1. a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom)
2. sth too embarrassing to mention
3. an embarrassing illness

The characters in 难言之隐

• 难nándifficult (to...); problem; difficulty
• 言yánwords; speech; to say
• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
• 隐yǐn(bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-

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