- 委曲求全 wěiqūqiúquán to yield to save the situationTo make concessions or swallow one's pride to maintain the overall situation or avoid conflict
- 求全责备 qiúquánzébèi to demand perfectionTo demand perfection of people or things; to be overly critical in seeking absolute flawlessness. In this idiom, the characters [[责|責|ze2]] and [[备|備|bei4]] together mean "to demand completeness" rather than "to criticize"
- 贪大求全 tāndàqiúquán to think grandioselyto covet size and seek perfection; a tendency to pursue large-scale projects and completeness without considering objective conditions or actual needs
- 责备求全 zébèiqiúquán to demand perfectionto demand perfection; to criticize someone for not being flawless or for failing to achieve complete perfection in a task
- 求全之毁 qiúquánzhīhuǐ perfection leading to reproachTo aim for perfection or completeness only to end up being criticized or slandered; originally from the Mencius.
- 忍辱求全 rěnrǔqiúquán to swallow insults for the common goodto endure humiliation or personal insults in order to preserve unity or protect the overall situation