can take temporary setbacks

can take temporary setbacks

It is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is n é ngq ū n é ngsh ē n, which means it can bend and stretch. It means that people can adapt to all kinds of situations, endure when they are frustrated, and display their ambition when they are successful. It comes from the book of changes.

The origin of Idioms

In the book of changes, Xici II: "the bending of an inchworm is for faith; the sting of a dragon and a snake is for survival."

Analysis of Idioms

The elephant's trunk is able to bend and stretch

Idiom usage

Penguins always plunge into the sea before they go ashore. The deeper they dive, the more buoyancy the sea produces. Penguins rely on this buoyancy to go ashore. 2. Inchworm is a moth larva, which looks a bit like a silkworm, Feet are born in the head and tail. When moving, move the feet that are long in the tail to the feet that are close to the head, then move the feet that are in the head forward, and so on. So it's going forward, it's going to keep bending and straightening. 3. Han Xin was humiliated by his crotch and became a general in the future, which shows that only when he is able to bend and stretch can he achieve great things. 4. In order to revitalize the national industry, Gou Jian, the king of Yue, spent 20 years on his hard work, and was also able to bend and extend.