奴颜婢膝

Traditional: 奴顏婢膝

nú yán bì xī

Dictionary entry

servile and bending the knee (idiom); fawning

What does 奴颜婢膝 mean?

奴颜婢膝 (nú yán bì xī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1servile and bending the knee (idiom); fawning

2bending and scraping to curry favor

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奴núslave 颜Yánsurname Yan 婢bìslave girl · maid servant 膝xīold variant of 膝[xi1]

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奴颜婢膝

nú yán bì xī

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