忍辱負重 (jan2 juk6 fu6 zung6 | ren3 ru3 fu4 zhong4) : endure humiliation to carry out an important task

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忍辱負重

jan2 juk6 fu6 zung6

ren3 ru3 fu4 zhong4

endure humiliation in order to carry out an important task; pocket an insult for the sake of a higher objective

synonym: 忍氣吞聲

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

忍辱負重 / 忍辱负重

This word has been viewed 2447 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bernard on 18th Mar 2008 15:09 and last edited on 30th Dec 2009 13:15

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Characters in this word:

忍 jan2 - endure, suffer
辱 juk6 - disgrace; humiliate
負 fu6 - carry; lose; suffer; enjoy
重 cung5 zung6 cung4 - heavy; important; furthermore; repeat

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佢為家庭朋友不怕忍辱負重粵
He is unafraid to go through humiliation for the sake of family and friends.

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