胯下之辱

kwaa3 haa6 zi1 juk6

lit. the humiliation of having to crawl between the legs of one's adversary (as Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4]{hon4 seon3} supposedly did rather than engage in a sword fight) (idiom) · fig. (endure) utter humiliation

Meanings

  1. lit. the humiliation of having to crawl between the legs of one's adversary (as Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4]{hon4 seon3} supposedly did rather than engage in a sword fight) (idiom)
  2. fig. (endure) utter humiliation

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