hán
gòu
rěn

idiom
literary

Meaning of 含垢忍辱

含垢忍辱 means to endure humiliation and insult; to swallow insults. Pronounced hán gòu rěn rǔ.

  • to endure humiliation and insult; to swallow insults

Definitions & Examples

Wèi
le
jiā
tíng
 
hán
gòu
rěn
 
zài
jiā
gōng
gōng
zuò
 

For the sake of his family, he had to endure humiliation and continued working at that company.

Yuè
wáng
Gōu
Jiàn
hán
gòu
rěn
 
xīn
cháng
dǎn
 
zuì
zhōng
chéng
gōng
guó
 

King Goujian of Yue endured humiliation, slept on brushwood and tasted gall, finally succeeding in restoring his kingdom.

Zài
zhǒng
huán
jìng
xià
 
xué
huì
le
hán
gòu
rěn
 
lěi
liàng
 

In that environment, he learned to swallow insults and accumulate strength quietly.