- 一(horizontal line; boundary)RADICAL
- 卜(stroke descending downward)ASSOCIATIVE
A vertical stroke pointing downward across a boundary line marks 'below'.
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胯下之辱
胯下之辱
lit. the humiliation of having to crawl between the legs of one's adversary (as Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] supposedly did rather than engage in a sword fight) (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. the humiliation of having to crawl between the legs of one's adversary (as Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] supposedly did rather than engage in a sword fight) (idiom)
- 貳名noun
fig. (endure) utter humiliation
- 。
He endured the humiliation of crawling under someone's crotch.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 之(walk; arrive; step on ground)ASSOCIATIVE
A footstep moving forward on the ground represents "go to," which then becomes a grammatical particle.
胯下之辱
Traditional胯
lit. the humiliation of having to crawl between the legs of one's adversary (as Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] supposedly did rather than engage in a sword fight) (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. the humiliation of having to crawl between the legs of one's adversary (as Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] supposedly did rather than engage in a sword fight) (idiom)
- 貳名noun
fig. (endure) utter humiliation
- 。
He endured the humiliation of crawling under someone's crotch.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(horizontal line; boundary)RADICAL
- 卜(stroke descending downward)ASSOCIATIVE
A vertical stroke pointing downward across a boundary line marks 'below'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 之(walk; arrive; step on ground)ASSOCIATIVE
A footstep moving forward on the ground represents "go to," which then becomes a grammatical particle.
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