委曲求全累不累遍体鳞伤美不美
[wĕi qŭ qiú quán lĕi bù lĕi biàn tĭ lín shāng mĕi bù mĕi]
The phrase refers to living life by always trying to compromise and accommodate others at the cost of oneself. It raises a rhetorical question if it is worth all the physical and emotional wounds, highlighting a feeling of self-sacrifice without clear benefits.