含垢忍辱

Traditional form:

含垢忍辱

Pinyin (reading):

hángòu-rěnrǔ

Definitions:

• (idiom) to bear shame and humiliation

Characters:

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

Traditional characters:

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