委曲求全 |
wěi qū qiú quán |
to accept a compromise |
委 |
Wěi |
surname Wei |
委 |
wēi |
used in 委蛇 |
委 |
wěi |
to entrust / to cast aside / to shift (blame etc) / to accumulate / roundabout / winding / dejected / listless / committee member / council / end / actually / certainly |
委曲 |
wěi qū |
sinuous / devious / full details of a story / to stoop |
曲 |
Qū |
surname Qu |
曲 |
qū |
bent / crooked / wrong |
曲 |
qǔ |
tune / song / CL:支 |
曲 |
qū |
variant of 曲 |
曲 |
qū |
fermentation starter; leaven (molds, yeasts or bacteria used in fermenting soy products or brewing etc) / Taiwan pr. [qu2] |
求 |
qiú |
to seek / to look for / to request / to demand / to beseech |
全 |
Quán |
surname Quan |
全 |
quán |
all / whole / entire / every / complete |