胯下之辱

1. • the humiliation of having to crawl between the legs of one's adversary (as Han Xin 韩信 hánxìn supposedly did rather than engage in a sword fight) (idiom)

     lit.

2. • (endure) utter humiliation

     fig.

Character by character

• 胯(kuà)crotch
• 下(xià)down
• 之(zhī)(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 de)
• 辱(rǔ)disgrace