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can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take · flexible

能屈能伸
néng qū néng shēn
n+éng·2nd toneq+ǖ·1st tonen+éng·2nd tonesh+ēn·1st tone
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at home wherever one is (idiom); ready to adapt · flexible · to accept circumstances with good will随遇而安suí yù ér ānquick-witted · resourceful机智jī zhì
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