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能
屈
能
伸
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Jyutping
nang4 wat1 nang4 san1
Pinyin
néng qū néng shēn
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take
flexible
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
能屈能伸
能屈能伸
nang4 wat1 nang4 san1
flexible
Cantonese
大丈夫能屈能伸。
大丈夫能屈能伸。
daai6 zoeng6 fu1 nang4 wat1 nang4 san1.
A stoic can bend and stretch.