含垢忍辱 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to bear shame and humiliation

Character by character

• 含hánto hold in the mouth; to contain; to cherish
• 垢gòudirt, filth, stains; dirty; disgraceful
• 忍rěnto endure, to bear, to suffer, to tolerate
• 辱rǔto insult, to humiliate, to abuse

Idioms sharing a character

• 含商咀徵 hán shāng jǔ zhǐ
• 含宫咀徵 hán gōng jǔ zhǐ
• 含情脉脉 hán qíng mò mò
• 含沙射影 hán shā shè yǐng
• 含糊其词 hán hú qí cí
• 含英咀华 hán yīng jǔ huá
• 含血喷人 hán xuè pēn rén
• 含辛茹苦 hán xīn rú kǔ
• 含饴弄孙 hán yí nòng sūn
• 羹藜含糗 gēng lí hán qiǔ

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