含垢忍辱

hángòu-rěnrǔ
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to endure shame and humiliation
  2. 2 to swallow insults

Examples

HSK 7-9
Wèile yǎnghuo háizi, tā hángòu-rěnrǔ, shénme kǔ dōu chī guo.
To feed her children she swallowed every humiliation and went through every hardship.
HSK 7-9
Tā hángòu-rěnrǔ duō nián, zhōngyú děngdào le xǐqīng yuānqū de yì tiān.
He bore disgrace for years and finally lived to see his name cleared.

Tips

usage
Personal endurance: swallowing insults, usually for the sake of others or a larger goal. Also written 忍辱含垢, the order of its source in the 后汉书. Close to 忍辱负重. Not to be confused with 藏污纳垢, a place that shelters wrongdoers.

Stroke Order

含 hán
垢 gòu
忍 rěn
辱 rǔ