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逆來順受

简逆来顺受 · 繁逆來順受

Mandarin · pinyin nì lái shùn shòu

to resign oneself to adversity (idiom); to grin and bear it
to submit meekly to insults, maltreatment, humiliation etc

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逆: nì · disobey, rebel; rebel, traitor
來: lái · come, coming; return, returning
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受: shòu · receive, accept, get; bear, stand
来: lái · come, coming; return, returning
顺: shùn · obey, submit to, go along with

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4–2–4–4 · ni4 lai2 shun4 shou4

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jik6 loi4 seon6 sau6

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(idiomatic) to meekly submit to oppression, maltreatment, etc.; to resign oneself to adversity

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