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Home / Idiom / 忍辱负重

to endure humiliation as part of an important mission (idiom); to suffer in silence

忍辱负重
rěn rǔ fù zhòng
r+ěn·3rd toner+ǔ·3rd tonef+ù·4th tonezh+òng·4th tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
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(idiom) to bear shame and humiliation含垢忍辱hán gòu rěn rǔ
Antonyms
more than one can bear (idiom); at the end of one's patience · the last straw忍无可忍rěn wú kě rěn