胯下之辱(kuà xià zhī rǔ)

4 characters

(lit.) the humiliation of having to crawl between the legs…

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Word information

Pinyin
kuà xià zhī rǔ
Meaning
(lit.) the humiliation of having to crawl between the legs of one's adversary (as Han Xin 韩信 supposedly did rather than engage in a sword fight) (idiom)
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
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