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胯下之辱

Mandarin · pinyin kuà xià zhī rǔ

(lit.) the humiliation of having to crawl between the legs of one's adversary (as Han Xin 韓信 Hán Xìn supposedly did rather than engage in a sword fight) (idiom)
(fig.) (endure) utter humiliation

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胯: kuà · pelvis; groin; thighs
下: xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
辱: rǔ · humiliate, insult, abuse

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4–4–1–3 · kua4 xia4 zhi1 ru3

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kwaa3 haa6 zi1 juk6

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