- can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take
- flexible
Characters
- 能 (能): surname Neng
- 屈 (屈): surname Qu
- 能 (能): surname Neng
- 伸 (伸): to stretch; to extend
Resources
- Wiktionary: 能屈能伸
- MDBG: 能屈能伸
- Examples with 能屈能伸 on Tatoeba
Examples
俗話說：男子漢大丈夫，寧死不屈；可俗話又說：男子漢大丈夫，能屈能伸!