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- Qu Yuan (340-278 BC), famous Warring States statesman and poet, author of Sorrow at Parting 離騷|离骚 Lisao in Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞
- to surrender
- to succumb
- to yield
- (as a transitive verb) to defeat
- to prevail over
- Qu Yuan memorial temple on the Miluo river 汨羅江|汨罗江 at Yueyang 岳陽市|岳阳市, Hunan
- can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take
- flexible
- can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take
- flexible
- to count as number one (idiom); second to none
- outstanding
Trad. 理屈詞窮
- lit. having presented a flawed argument, one has nothing further to add (idiom)
- fig. unable to provide a convincing argument to support one's position
- to not have a leg to stand on
Trad. 堅強不屈
- staunch and unyielding (idiom); steadfast
Trad. 卑躬屈節
- to bow and scrape
- to act servilely
- to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning
- bending and scraping to curry favor
Trad. 堅貞不屈
- faithful and unchanging (idiom); steadfast
Trad. 屈倫博赫
- Culemborg, city in the Netherlands
Trad. 屈指可數
- lit. can be counted on one's fingers (idiom)
- fig. very few
Trad. 屈原紀念館
- Qu Yuan Memorial Hall in Zigui county 秭歸縣|秭归县[Zi3 gui1 Xian4], Hubei, built in 1982 and a major tourist attraction since then
- A leader can submit or can stand tall as required.
- ready to give and take
- flexible