| 欲取姑与 |
yù qǔ gū yǔ |
(idiom) to make concessions for the sake of future gains |
| 欲 |
yù |
desire / appetite / passion / lust / greed |
| 欲 |
yù |
to wish for / to desire / variant of 欲 |
| 取 |
qǔ |
to take / to get / to choose / to fetch |
| 姑 |
gū |
paternal aunt / husband's sister / husband's mother (old) / nun / for the time being (literary) |
| 与 |
yú |
variant of 欤 |
| 与 |
yǔ |
(formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases) / (formal) with; from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast, e.g. 与他握手 "shake hands with him", 与去年不同 "different from last year") / (literary) to give; to grant; to bestow |
| 与 |
yù |
to take part in |