歇后語。比喻有苦難言。黃連，藥名，味苦。 周而復(fù) 《上海的早晨》第三部四七：“ 馮永祥 要把 徐義德 緊緊抓在自己手里，既要提拔 徐義德 ，又不能讓 徐義德 超過自己，必要時(shí)，挖他一點(diǎn)墻腳，叫他啞巴吃黃連，有苦說不出?！?/p>

1.a dumb person taking a dose of bitter medicine -- suffering humiliation, insults, etc.; a mute victim; inarticulate misery; in silence to suffer injury, damages, etc.; like a dumb man in silence, for to speak out would be to one's disadvantage, embarrassment or would even lead to the loss of face, etc.; swallow a bitter pill in silence; like a dumb person tasting the rhizome of Chinese goldthread; (be compelled to) suffer in silence