Tā yǐ bùqū-bùnáo de jīngshén kèfú le chóngchóng kùnnán.
He overcame countless difficulties with an indomitable spirit.
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Both 屈 (to bend/yield) and 挠 (to scratch/waver) appear negated: 'not bending, not wavering.' Picture a bamboo in a storm - it bends but never breaks. This idiom adds the 'never breaks' part.
