1 abbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Kè luó dì yà], Croatia

2 (Tw) abbr. for 克羅埃西亞|克罗埃西亚[Kè luó āi xī yà], Croatia

1 (try to) overcome (hardships etc)

2 to conquer

3 to put up with

4 to endure

1 mouth

2 classifier: 张 zhāng

3 slap in the face

4 classifier: 个 gè

1 the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC

2 Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407-432)

3 surname Xia

1 summer

2 classifier: 个 gè

1 to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)

1 to be industrious and frugal (idiom)

1 restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties

2 (any number of possible translations)

1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication

2 to serve the public interest wholeheartedly

1 no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)

2 also written 啞巴吃黃連|哑巴吃黄连

3 (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū])