欲取姑与 — Chinese idiom
欲取姑与
yù qǔ gū yǔ
Traditional: 欲取姑與
Meaning
- to make concessions for the sake of future gains
Character by character
- 欲yùdesire, want, longing, intent
- 取qǔto take, to receive, to obtain; to select
- 姑gūfather's sister; husband's mother
- 与yǔand; with; to; for; to give, to grant
Idioms sharing a character
- 七情六欲 qī qíng liù yù
- 伤心欲绝 shāng xīn yù jué
- 利欲熏心 lì yù xūn xīn
- 呼之欲出 hū zhī yù chū
- 喷薄欲出 pēn bó yù chū
- 垂涎欲滴 chuí xián yù dī
- 悲痛欲绝 bēi tòng yù jué
- 欲壑难填 yù hè nán tián
- 我醉欲眠 wǒ zuì yù mián
- 昏昏欲睡 hūn hūn yù shuì
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