- a hidden trouble hard to mention (idiom)
- sth too embarrassing to mention
- an embarrassing illness
Characters
- 难 (難): difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good
- 言 (言): words; speech; to say; to talk
- 之 (之): (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
- 隐 (隱): (bound form) secret; hidden; concealed; crypto-
Resources
- Wiktionary: 难言之隐
- MDBG: 难言之隐
- Examples with 难言之隐 on Tatoeba
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