1 abbr. for 書經|书经[Shū jīng]

1 to write

1 to read

2 to study

1 to read a book

2 to study

3 to attend school

1 surname Lian

1 lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book

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