胯下之辱 in English kua4 xia4 zhi1 ru3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) 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) (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically utter humiliation

Simplified Characters

胯 下 之 辱

Traditional Characters

胯 下 之 辱

Pinyin

kua4 xia4 zhi1 ru3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

胯kua4crotch 下xia4down 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 辱ru3disgrace