| 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 |
to feel wronged; to feel aggrieved / (in set phrases such as 委曲求全) to yield; to make concessions / (literary) winding; tortuous; indirect / (literary) detailed; elaborate |
| 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 |