nì lái shùn shòu

Traditional: 逆來順受

逆来顺受 (nì lái shùn shòu) is a Chinese word meaning “to resign oneself to adversity (idiom); to grin and bear it; to submit meekly to insults, maltreatment, humiliation etc”.

Meanings

  1. 1to resign oneself to adversity (idiom); to grin and bear it
  2. 2to submit meekly to insults, maltreatment, humiliation etc

Characters in 逆来顺受

逆nì · contrary来lái · to come顺shùn · to obey受shòu · to receive

Related words

来to come起来to stand up; to get up起来(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state回来to return; to come back出来to come out出来(after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)过来to come over过来see 過來|过来[guo4 lai2]下来to come down从来always受to receive接受to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce

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