grin and bear it

grin and bear it

An zhiruoming is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is "āī Ru ò m ì ng", which means that misfortune suffered by people is regarded as predestined, so they are willing to bear it. It comes from Zhuangzi · human world.

Analysis of Idioms

Predestined by fate

The origin of Idioms

In Zhuangzi, the world of the world: "knowing what he can't do, he can be as contented as his life, which is the highest virtue."

Idiom usage

Subject predicate; predicate; derogatory; fatalism. The family is poor, the house is not set up, and the children's rest is rough. Notes on Yi Gong with the great Sima Jiangxia king by Xie Zhuang in Song Dynasty