(idiom) to make concessions for the sake of future gains
trad. 欲取姑與
Also written 欲取姑與【yù qǔ gū yǔ】
Characters in this word
4欲
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desire, appetite, passion, lust, greed
- Pinyin
- yù
- Traditional
- 慾
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 10619 of 2500
取
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to take, to get, to choose, to fetch
- Pinyin
- qǔ
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 3148 of 2500
姑
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paternal aunt, husband's sister, husband's mother (old), nun, for the time being (literary)
- Pinyin
- gū
- Strokes
- 8
与
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variant of 歟|欤[yu2]
- Pinyin
- yú
- Traditional
- 與
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 223 of 2500