都咽了下去
“I swallowed them back down.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
都咽了下去
“I swallowed them back down.”
“My eyes may be blind, but my heart is not.”
“I wanted to speak my mind, but I chose silence to keep the peace.”
Chinese interpersonal etiquette values forbearance (ren), often praising individuals who swallow their complaints rather than causing interpersonal confrontation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
swallowed down; held back (one's words or tears)
Commonly used metaphorically to describe swallowing down grievances or words that one wanted to utter.
Marks the completion of the action of suppressing and swallowing back the unspoken words.