Profound humiliation or ignominy, often endured for a greater purpose or out of necessity; a temporary disgrace suffered for future success.
为了达成自己的宏伟目标，他选择忍受一时的胯下之辱，最终获得了巨大的成功。
To achieve his grand ambitions, he chose to endure the momentary humiliation, eventually achieving great success.
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In the late Qin Dynasty, Han Xin, a man from Huaiyin, was refined and gentle in his youth.
One day, a ruffian in the marketplace saw that Han Xin seemed weak and easily bullied. The ruffian gathered a group of people to confront him, demanding that Han Xin beg for mercy by crawling between his legs.
Seeing that he was outnumbered, Han Xin had no choice but to swallow his pride for the moment and crawled between the ruffian's legs.
Later, Han Xin became a brilliant strategist and played a crucial role in helping Liu Bang found the Han Dynasty and achieve great things.
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