aa2 baa1 hek3 wong4 lin4啞巴吃黃連哑巴吃黄连
Jyutpingaa2 baa1 hek3 wong4 lin4
Yaleá bā hek wòhng lìhn
Definition
To have no choice but to suffer in silence.
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Grammar guides
- In 30 secondsThe whole language at a glance. No tenses, no plurals, six tones, sentence particles. Read this before you dive into any specific topic.
- ParticlesSentence particles add tone, emotion, and nuance. Learn the most common particles in Cantonese and how to use them.
- Possession (嘅)How to say my, your, and his, and how to link a describing word to a noun, all with the little word 嘅 (ge3).
