威武不能屈
wēi​wǔ​bù​néng​qū

unbowed by force

  • created sense approved 威武不能屈 · wēi​wǔ​bù​néng​qū · unbowed by force — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    威武不能屈

    wēi​wǔ​bù​néng​qū

    unbowed by force

    to remain unyielding even when faced with military force or intimidation

    威武 (literal) → 威武 · wēi​wǔ · might 不能 (literal) → 不能 · bù​néng · cannot 屈 (literal) → 屈 · qū · to yield

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense