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DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
angry, but not daring to speak out (idiom); obliged to remain silent about one's resentment / unable to voice objections
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Original source entry:

敢怒而不敢言 敢怒而不敢言 [gan3 nu4 er2 bu4 gan3 yan2] /angry, but not daring to speak out (idiom); obliged to remain silent about one's resentment/unable to voice objections/

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敢怒而不敢言
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