to endure humiliation as part of an important mission (idiom); to suffer in silence
trad. 忍辱負重
Also written 忍辱負重【rěn rǔ fù zhòng】
Characters in this word
4忍
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to bear, to endure, to tolerate, to restrain oneself
- Pinyin
- rěn
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 7640 of 2500
辱
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disgrace, dishonor, to insult, to bring disgrace or humiliation to, to be indebted to, self-deprecating, Taiwan pr. [ru4]
- Pinyin
- rǔ
- Strokes
- 10
负
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to bear, to carry (on one's back), to turn one's back on, to be defeated, negative (math. etc)
- Pinyin
- fù
- Traditional
- 負
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 8883 of 2500
重
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to repeat, repetition, again, re-, classifier: layer
- Pinyin
- chóng
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 2482 of 2500