为五斗米折腰

wèi wǔ dǒu mǐ zhé yāo

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Định nghĩa

1. (allusion to Tao Qian 陶潛|陶潜[táo qián], who used this phrase when he resigned from government service rather than show subservience to a visiting inspector) to bow and scrape for five pecks of rice (that being a part of his salary as a local magistrate)
2. (fig.) to compromise one's principles for the sake of a salary

Từ cấu thành 为五斗米折腰

• 五 五 wǔ: five
• 折 折 shé: to snap
• 折 折 zhē: to turn sth over
• 折 折 zhé: to break
• 为 为 wéi: as (in the capacity of)
• 为 为 wèi: because of
• 米 米 mǐ: rice
• 腰 腰 yāo: waist
• 斗 斗 dòu: to fight
• 折腰 折腰 zhé yāo: to bend at the waist