endure humiliation and insult
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to endure humiliation and insult; to swallow insults
literaryA formal, four-character idiom used to describe patiently bearing disgrace, often for a larger purpose or under compulsion.
Wèi为
le了
jiā家
tíng庭
，
tā他
bù不
dé得
bù不
hán含
gòu垢
rěn忍
rǔ辱
，
jì继
xù续
zài在
nà那
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
gōng工
zuò作
。
For the sake of his family, he had to endure humiliation and continued working at that company.
Yuè越
wáng王
Gōu勾
Jiàn践
hán含
gòu垢
rěn忍
rǔ辱
，
wò卧
xīn薪
cháng尝
dǎn胆
，
zuì最
zhōng终
chéng成
gōng功
fù复
guó国
。
King Goujian of Yue endured humiliation, slept on brushwood and tasted gall, finally succeeding in restoring his kingdom.
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Zài在
nà那
zhǒng种
huán环
jìng境
xià下
，
tā他
xué学
huì会
le了
hán含
gòu垢
rěn忍
rǔ辱
，
mò默
mò默
jī积
lěi累
lì力
liàng量
。
In that environment, he learned to swallow insults and accumulate strength quietly.