雌伏
cí​fú

to accept a low position

cí​fú to accept a low position
  1. 雌 cí
    weak
    (literary) weak; soft; yielding
  2. 伏 fú
    to yield
    to submit; to admit or concede (e.g. guilt or defeat); to accept a punishment

cí​fú to bide one's time
  1. 雌 cí
    weak
    (literary) weak; soft; yielding
  2. 伏 fú adjectivenoun
    to hide
    to conceal oneself; to lie in ambush; to stay hidden

cí​fú to lie down
  1. 雌 cí adjectivenoun
    female
    (bound form) female; referring to animals and plants that produce eggs or seeds; opposite of 雄 xióng
  2. 伏 fú
    to bend over
    to lean over or lie prostrate with one's face down; to crawl or lie low