Nìng shě shí mǔ dì; bù chī yǎbakuī.

寧捨十畝地, 不吃啞巴虧。

Lit It is better to give up ten mǔ of land than to swallow a bitter pill in silence.

Fig It is better to suffer losses that are known to everybody than to suffer losses that are kept to oneself only.

Note [Note: one mu equals 0.0667 hectares; yǎbakuī, (lit) “mute suffering,” means “bottled-up grievances.”]

Topics COMPARISON LOSSES mǔ SELF SUFFERING