为五斗米折腰
wèi​wǔ​dǒu​mǐ​zhé​yāo

to compromise one's principles for a salary

  • created reference approved 为五斗米折腰/為五斗米折腰 → 陶潜/陶潛 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    为五斗米折腰 / 為五斗米折腰 wèi​wǔ​dǒu​mǐ​zhé​yāo

    陶潜 / 陶潛 táo​qián

    see

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  • created sense approved 为五斗米折腰/為五斗米折腰 · wèi​wǔ​dǒu​mǐ​zhé​yāo · to compromise one's principles for a salary — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    为五斗米折腰 / 為五斗米折腰

    wèi​wǔ​dǒu​mǐ​zhé​yāo

    to compromise one's principles for a salary

    (allusion to the poet [[陶潜|陶潛|tao2 qian2]]) to bow and scrape for five pecks of rice; to swallow one's pride or compromise one's values for a small material gain or a low-paying job

    为 (literal) → 为/為 · wèi · for 五斗米 (literal) → 五斗米 · wǔ​dǒu​mǐ · meager salary 折腰 (literal) → 折腰 · zhé​yāo · to submit

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