Chinese word dictionary

胯下之辱

kuà xià zhī rǔ · 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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Word information

Simplified胯下之辱

Traditional胯下之辱

Pinyinkuà xià zhī rǔ

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

胯kuà

pelvis, groin; thighs

下xià

below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next

之zhī

marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to

辱rǔ

to insult, to humiliate, to abuse

How to learn 胯下之辱

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之zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it

下xià

down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action

下雨xiàyǔ

to rain

下班xiàbān

to finish work; to get off work; next service (train, bus etc)

下课xiàkè

to finish class; to get out of class; (fig.) (esp. of a sports coach) to be dismissed; to be fired

下午xiàwǔ

afternoon; CL:個|个[ge4]; p.m.