胯下之辱
kuà​xià​zhī​rǔ

utter humiliation

  • created reference approved 胯下之辱 → 韩信/韓信 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    胯下之辱 kuà​xià​zhī​rǔ

    韩信 / 韓信 hán​xìn

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  • created sense approved 胯下之辱 · kuà​xià​zhī​rǔ · utter humiliation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    胯下之辱

    kuà​xià​zhī​rǔ

    utter humiliation

    The 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.

    kuà​xià​zhī​rù

    胯下 (literal) → 胯下 · kuà​xià · crotch 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 辱 (literal) → 辱 · rǔ · disgrace

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