1 surname Lian

1 continuous

2 in a row

3 serial

4 consecutive

1 repeatedly

2 again and again

1 in a row

2 in succession

3 running

1 a succession of

2 a series of

1 to whine on for days (idiom)

2 to endlessly grumble complaints

3 incessant whining

1 no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)

2 also written 啞巴吃黃蓮|哑巴吃黄莲

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

1 to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)

2 unable to speak of one's bitter suffering

3 sometimes written 啞子吃黃連，有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连，有苦说不出

1 to tie the knot (idiom)

2 to get married

1 sparkling with wit (idiom)