unable to speak in self-defense under certain circumstances(yǒu kǒu nán yán)

unable to speak in self-defense under certain circumstances

It is a Chinese idiom, pronounced y ǒ UK ǒ UN á NY á n, which means to say: say. Although there is a mouth, it is hard to say. It refers to something that is not easy to say or dare not say.

Idiom explanation

Say: say. Although there is a mouth, it is hard to say. It's not convenient to say or dare not say something.

Idioms and allusions

Song Sushi's poem "the drunk sleeper" said: "it's better to be drunk if it's hard to do, and it's better to sleep if it's hard to say."

Discrimination of words

Now it's your turn to Shanyang County. This is the official's turn. It's hard for the people to speak. (Yuan Dynasty Guan Hanqing's "Dou E yuan" the third fold) [Xiehouyu] glutinous rice cake sticks to the throat

Chinese PinYin : yǒu kǒu nán yán