- 侮辱 wǔrǔ to insultto insult, humiliate, or dishonor someone
- 羞辱 xiūrǔ to humiliateto humiliate or put someone to shame; to cause someone to suffer dishonor
- 耻辱 chǐrǔ disgraceshame; disgrace; humiliation; a shameful event or thing
- 荣辱 róngrǔ honor and disgracehonor and disgrace; glory and humiliation; reputation
- 辱骂 rǔmà to abuseto insult and revile; to use verbal abuse or humiliate someone
- 屈辱 qūrǔ humiliationhumiliation or disgrace; a state of being insulted
- 污辱 wūrǔ to humiliateto humiliate, insult, or treat with disrespect; same as [[侮辱|侮辱|wu3 ru3]]
- 凌辱 língrǔ to humiliateto insult, humiliate, or bully; to assault a woman
- 受辱 shòurǔ to be humiliatedto be insulted; to be disgraced; to bear shame or humiliation
- 忍辱负重 rěnrǔfùzhòng to endure humiliationTo endure humiliation or personal hardship in order to carry out an important mission or fulfill a heavy responsibility
- 奇耻大辱 qíchǐdàrǔ great humiliation(idiom) a singular and profound shame; a major embarrassment
- 不辱使命 bùrǔshǐmìng mission accomplishedto successfully carry out an assignment; to live up to one's mission without bringing disgrace to the person who entrusted it to them
- 宠辱不惊 chǒngrǔbùjīng unmoved by honor or disgraceRemaining calm regardless of whether one is favored or insulted; describes someone who is indifferent to personal gain or loss.
- 自取其辱 zìqǔqírǔ to bring shame on oneself(idiom) to invite humiliation; to act in a way that results in one's own disgrace or embarrassment
- 荣辱与共 róngrǔyǔgòng to share honor and disgraceto share both the glory and the shame; used to describe friends or partners who are closely tied together in their fortunes
- 欺辱 qīrǔ to bully and humiliateto treat someone with cruelty and contempt; to insult or humiliate others
- 丧权辱国 sàngquánrǔguó to forfeit sovereignty and humiliate the nationto surrender national rights and bring disgrace to the country, often describing the signing of unequal treaties; to surrender territory under humiliating terms
- 辱没 rǔmò to disgraceto bring disgrace or shame to; to humiliate; to tarnish a reputation
- 士可杀不可辱 shìkěshābùkěrǔ death before dishonora scholar-official or person of high principles would rather die than be humiliated; describes having the integrity to sacrifice one's life rather than submit to disgrace
- 幸不辱命 xìngbùrǔmìng mission accomplishedfortunately I have not failed my mission; used to politely report that a task or command has been successfully completed
- 辱国 rǔguó to disgrace one's countryTo bring shame or disgrace upon one's nation or mother country.
- 胯下之辱 kuàxiàzhīrǔ utter humiliationThe humiliation of being forced to crawl between someone's legs; refers to a story where [[韩信|韓信|han2 xin4]] endured such an insult rather than fight a bully, now used for enduring a great disgrace or insult before achieving success.
- 玷辱 diànrǔ to dishonorto bring disgrace upon or cause someone to suffer shame; to stain someone's reputation
- 忍辱偷生 rěnrǔtōushēng to bear humiliation to save one's skin(idiom) To endure disgrace or shame in order to stay alive; to drag out an ignoble existence.
- 辱命 rǔmìng to fail a mission(literary) to fail to accomplish a mission or carry out a command; often used in the polite phrase [[幸不辱命|幸不辱命|xing4 bu4 ru3 ming4]] to indicate success
- 殴辱 ōurǔ to beat and insultto beat up and humiliate; to physically assault and insult someone
- 知足不辱 zhīzúbùrǔ to be content is to avoid disgraceKnowing how to be satisfied with one's lot ensures that one will not suffer humiliation; derived from the [[老子|老子|lao3 zi5]]
- 宠辱若惊 chǒngrǔruòjīng always on edgeto be anxious whether receiving favors or suffering humiliation; describes a state of mind focused on personal gain and loss
- 宁死不辱 nìngsǐbùrǔ prefer death to disgracewould rather die than suffer humiliation; to value one's honor more than one's life
- 挫辱 cuòrǔ to humiliateto humiliate or put to shame; to insult
- 主辱臣死 zhǔrǔchénsǐ if the lord is insulted the ministers dieif the ruler is humiliated, the subordinates must sacrifice their lives for the honor of the lord; a traditional code of loyalty for officials
- 盛衰荣辱 shèngshuāiróngrǔ vicissitudes of lifeprosperity and decline, glory and humiliation; used to describe the constant changes and ups and downs of life
- 含垢忍辱 hángòurěnrǔ to endure humiliation(idiom) to bear shame and humiliation; to swallow an insult in order to survive or achieve a goal
- 主忧臣辱 zhǔyōuchénrǔ if the ruler worries the ministers are disgracedLiterary idiom used to express loyalty, suggesting that if a ruler is troubled, it is a source of shame for their subordinates; often followed by [[主辱臣死|主辱臣死|zhu3 ru3 chen2 si3]].
- 忍辱含垢 rěnrǔhángòu to endure humiliationto bear insults and disgrace patiently; to swallow one's pride and endure shame
- 降志辱身 jiàngzhìrǔshēn to lower one's standards and compromise oneselfTo abandon one's high ideals and suffer personal humiliation to fit in with a corrupt world; to debase oneself and follow the crowd.
- 公开侮辱 gōngkāiwǔrǔ publicly insultto insult someone openly or in public
- 公然侮辱 gōngránwǔrǔ to insult in publicTo brazenly humiliate or insult someone in a public space where other people can see or hear; also used as a noun for undisguised humiliation.
- 刑辱 xíngrǔ to humiliate by torture(literary) to cruelly injure or humiliate someone through physical punishment or torture
- 当众侮辱 dāngzhòngwǔrǔ to affront in publicto insult or humiliate someone in the presence of others
- 忍辱 rěnrǔ to endure humiliationto bear disgrace or endure humiliation
- 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
- 折辱 zhérǔ to humiliate(literary) to humiliate or insult; to treat with contempt; to bring disgrace upon
- 摧辱 cuīrǔ to humiliateto humiliate or insult; to cause someone to suffer a setback or loss of face
- 淫辱 yínrǔ to rape and insultto sexually violate and humiliate; to rape and insult
- 点名羞辱 diǎnmíngxiūrǔ to attack publiclyto attack publicly; to name and shame; to stage a denunciation campaign
- 社会主义荣辱观 shèhuìzhǔyìróngrǔguān Socialist Concept of Honor and Disgracethe socialist concept of honor and shame, a moral code introduced in 2006 consisting of eight virtues and eight vices
- 笞辱 chīrǔ to whip and insultto flog someone and subject them to humiliation
- 肆言詈辱 sìyánlìrǔ to swear wildly(literary) to use foul and insulting language without restraint; to swear at someone profusely
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH