委曲求全 (wěi qǔ qiú quán) | Meaning: to accept a compromise | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

soft-spoken and submissive · meek and subservient · humble oneself · eat humble pie · obsequious低声下气dī shēng xià qì

to resign oneself to adversity (idiom); to grin and bear it · to submit meekly to insults, maltreatment, humiliation etc逆来顺受nì lái shùn shòu

timid; cowardly; chicken-hearted怯懦qiè nuò

weep silent tears · swallow one's tears · gulp down sobs (or rage) · put one's pride in one's pocket饮泣吞声yǐn qì tūn shēng

(lit.) to retreat ninety li (idiom) · (fig.) to shun; to assiduously avoid退避三舍tuì bì sān shè

to submit to humiliation (idiom); to suffer in silence · to swallow one's anger · to grin and bear it忍气吞声rěn qì tūn shēng

to accept a compromise