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敢怒不敢言 (gam2 nou6 bat1 gam2 jin4) — silent resentment; feeling angry on the inside but not daring to say anything in Cantonese

gamˊ²敢nouˍ₆怒batˉ¹不gamˊ²敢jinˎ₄言
Mandarin Pinyin: gan3 nu4 bu4 gan3 yan2

Meaning of 敢怒不敢言

nounsilent resentment; feeling angry on the inside but not daring to say anything

Characters in 敢怒不敢言

敢gam2
daring; brave; courageous
怒nou6
vigorous; raging; surging
不bat1
not; no; un-
言jin4
Kangxi radical 149

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