qū​jié

to forfeit one's honor

  • created sense approved 屈节/屈節 · qū​jié · to forfeit one's honor — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    屈节 / 屈節

    qū​jié

    to forfeit one's honor

    to lose one's integrity or moral principles; to submit to another's will

    屈, 节

    屈 (literal) → 屈 · qū · to yield 节 (bound) → 节/節 · jié · integrity

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 屈节/屈節 · qū​jié · to lower one's status — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    屈节 / 屈節

    qū​jié

    to lower one's status

    to compromise one's dignity or status in order to curry favor or flatter another

    屈, 节

    屈 (literal) → 屈 · qū · to condescend 节 (bound) → 节/節 · jié · integrity

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

    created sense