a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom); sth too embarrassing to mention; an embarrassing illness
trad. 難言之隱
Also written 難言之隱【nán yán zhī yǐn】
Characters in this word
4难
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difficult (to...), problem, difficulty, difficult, not good
- Pinyin
- nán
- Traditional
- 難
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 1327 of 2500
言
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words, speech, to say, to talk
- Pinyin
- yán
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 6821 of 2500
之
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(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]), him, her, it
- Pinyin
- zhī
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 475 of 2500
隐
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(bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-
- Pinyin
- yǐn
- Traditional
- 隱
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 40777 of 2500