rěn
hán
gòu

idiom
literary
formal

Meaning of 忍辱含垢

忍辱含垢 means to endure humiliation and bear disgrace; to swallow insults and put up with shame. Pronounced rěn rǔ hán gòu.

  • to endure humiliation and bear disgrace; to swallow insults and put up with shame

Definitions & Examples

Gōu
Jiàn
rěn
hán
gòu
 
xīn
cháng
dǎn
 
zhōng
bài
le
guó
 

Gou Jian endured humiliation and bore disgrace, sleeping on firewood and tasting gall, until he finally defeated the state of Wu.

Wèi
le
bǎo
zhù
jiā
rén
de
ān
quán
 
rěn
hán
gòu
de
huó
xià
 

In order to keep his family safe, he had to endure humiliation and live on.

Zài
hēi
àn
de
nián
dài
 
duō
zhī
shi
fèn
zhǐ
néng
rěn
hán
gòu
 

During those dark times, many intellectuals could only swallow their pride and endure the humiliation.