大丈夫能屈能伸 dà zhàng fu néng qū néng shēn

DEFINITIONS

  1. A leader can submit or can stand tall as required.
  2. ready to give and take
  3. flexible

CHARACTERS

大 dà big, great, vast, large, high
丈 zhàng unit of length equal 3.3 meters; gentleman, man, husband
夫 fu man, male adult, husband; those
能 néng to be able; can, permitted to; ability
屈 qū bend, flex; bent, crooked; crouch
能 néng to be able; can, permitted to; ability
伸 shēn extend, stretch out, open up; trust