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不甘雌伏
bù​gān​cí​fú

unwilling to lie low

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 不甘 bù​gān
    not resigned to; unwilling
    unreconciled to a situation; unwilling to accept defeat or a state of affairs
  2. 雌伏 cí​fú
    to accept a low position
    (literary) To remain in a low position without ambition; to be resigned to an inferior status. This sense is often contrasted with 雄飞 xióng​fēi, meaning to fly high or achieve greatness.