降志辱身
jiàng​zhì​rǔ​shēn

to lower one's standards and compromise oneself

  • created sense approved 降志辱身 · jiàng​zhì​rǔ​shēn · to lower one's standards and compromise oneself — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    降志辱身

    jiàng​zhì​rǔ​shēn

    to lower one's standards and compromise oneself

    To abandon one's high ideals and suffer personal humiliation to fit in with a corrupt world; to debase oneself and follow the crowd.

    jiàng​zhì​rù​shēn

    降 (literal) → 降 · jiàng · to lower 志 (literal) → 志 · zhì · will 辱 (literal) → 辱 · rǔ · to insult 身 (literal) → 身 · shēn · self

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