委曲求全
wěiqū-qiúquán
to compromise for the sake of the bigger picture
Every meaning
wěiqū-qiúquán
- to compromise for the sake of the bigger picture
Its characters
- 委wěito entrust; to appoint (as in 委托)
- 曲qūbent; crooked (as in 弯曲)
- 求qiúto ask; to request; to beg
- 全quánwhole; all; entire; complete
Words with 委
Words with 曲
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.