rěn qì tūn shēng

Traditional: 忍氣吞聲

忍气吞声 (rěn qì tūn shēng) is a Chinese word meaning “to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence; to swallow one's anger; to grin and bear it”.

Meanings

  1. 1to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence
  2. 2to swallow one's anger
  3. 3to grin and bear it

Characters in 忍气吞声

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