与 世 俯 仰

yǔ shì fǔ yǎngdictionary entry

to swim with the tide (idiom)

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Original source entry:

與世俯仰与世俯仰 [yu3 shi4 fu3 yang3] /to swim with the tide (idiom)/

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与
yú
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yǔ
(formal) and / together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases) / (formal) with / from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast, e.g. 與他握手|与他握手[yǔ tā wò shǒu] "shake hands with him", 與去年不同|与去年不同[yǔ qù nián bù tóng] "different from last year") / (literary) to give / to grant / to bestow
yù
to take part in
世
shì
life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime / epoch / descendant / noble
Shì
surname Shi
俯
fǔ
to look down / to stoop
仰
yǎng
to face upward / to look up / to admire / to rely on
Yǎng
surname Yang

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