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逆来顺受

nì lái shùn shòu

4-character word Traditional 逆來順受

What 逆来顺受 means

1. to resign oneself to adversity (idiom); to grin and bear it
2. to submit meekly to insults, maltreatment, humiliation etc

The characters in 逆来顺受

• 逆nìcontrary; opposite; backwards
• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…
• 顺shùnto obey; to follow; to arrange
• 受shòuto receive; to accept; to suffer

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