蓄须明志 xù xū míng zhì

to grow a beard as a symbol of one's determination (as Mei Lanfang 梅兰芳méi lán fāng growing a beard and refusing to perform for the Japanese)

Word data

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Definitions

  1. 1. to grow a beard as a symbol of one's determination (as Mei Lanfang 梅兰芳méi lán fāng growing a beard and refusing to perform for the Japanese)

Characters

Character Meaning
蓄 xù HSK 6
to store up; to grow (e.g. a beard); to entertain (ideas)
须 xū HSK 3
must; to have to; beard
明 míng HSK 1
bright; (of meaning) clear; to understand
志 zhì HSK 4
aspiration; ambition; the will