能伸能屈

nang4 san1 nang4 wat1

can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take · flexible

Meanings

  1. can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take
  2. flexible

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