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卑躬屈膝
bei1 gung1 wat1 sat1 |
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[1] to bow and bend the knee [2] groveling, fawning, bending and scraping to curry favor Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:卑 bei1 - humble, modest; base, despicable躬 gung1 - body; personally; bend forward 屈 wat1 - bend; subdue; injustice 膝 sat1 - [n] knee |
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