胯 下 之 辱

kuà xià zhī rǔdictionary entry

(lit.) the humiliation of having to crawl between the legs of one's adversary (as Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Hán Xìn] supposedly did rather than engage in a sword fight) (idiom) / (fig.) (endure) utter humiliation

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Original source entry:

胯下之辱 胯下之辱 [kua4 xia4 zhi1 ru3] /(lit.) the humiliation of having to crawl between the legs of one's adversary (as Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] supposedly did rather than engage in a sword fight) (idiom)/(fig.) (endure) utter humiliation/

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胯下之辱

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