俯首帖耳
fǔ shǒu tiē ěr
Pinyin

Definition

俯首帖耳
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fǔ shǒu tiē ěr
  1. bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient
  2. at sb's beck and call

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

耳朵
ěr duo
  1. 1 ear
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī],個|个[gè],對|对[duì]
  3. 3 handle (on a cup)
首
shǒu
  1. 1 head
  2. 2 chief
  3. 3 first (occasion, thing etc)
  4. 4 classifier for poems, songs etc
首页
shǒu yè
  1. 1 home page (of a website)
  2. 2 title page
  3. 3 front page
  4. 4 first page
  5. 5 fig. beginning
  6. 6 cover letter
不绝于耳
bù jué yú ěr
  1. 1 (of sound) to never stop
  2. 2 to fall incessantly on the ear
  3. 3 to linger on
俯瞰
fǔ kàn
  1. 1 to overlook
  2. 2 to look down from a height
俯卧撑
fǔ wò chēng
  1. 1 press-up (physical exercise)
  2. 2 push-up
俯视
fǔ shì
  1. 1 to overlook
  2. 2 to look down at
元首
yuán shǒu
  1. 1 head of state
刺耳
cì ěr
  1. 1 ear-piercing
匕首
bǐ shǒu
  1. 1 dagger
喜帖
xǐ tiě
  1. 1 wedding invitation
回帖
huí tiě
  1. 1 to reply to an invitation
  2. 2 (Internet) to post a comment on a forum topic
回首
huí shǒu
  1. 1 to turn around
  2. 2 to look back
  3. 3 to recollect
土耳其
Tǔ ěr qí
  1. 1 Turkey
帖
tiē
  1. 1 fitting snugly
  2. 2 appropriate
  3. 3 suitable
  4. 4 variant of 貼|贴[tiē]
  5. 5 to paste
  6. 6 to obey
帖子
tiě zi
  1. 1 card
  2. 2 invitation
  3. 3 message
  4. 4 (forum) post
昂首
áng shǒu
  1. 1 head high
  2. 2 in high spirits
  3. 3 to raise one's head (e.g. of neighing horse)
木耳
mù ěr
  1. 1 edible tree fungus
  2. 2 CL:朵[duǒ]
榜首
bǎng shǒu
  1. 1 top of the list
发帖
fā tiě
  1. 1 to post (an item on a forum)

Idioms (20)

低首下心
dī shǒu xià xīn
  1. 1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
俯拾皆是
fǔ shí jiē shì
  1. 1 lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. extremely common
  3. 3 easily available
俯首帖耳
fǔ shǒu tiē ěr
  1. 1 bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient
  2. 2 at sb's beck and call
俯首称臣
fǔ shǒu chēng chén
  1. 1 to bow before (idiom)
  2. 2 to capitulate
充耳不闻
chōng ěr bù wén
  1. 1 to block one's ears and not listen (idiom); to turn a deaf ear
如雷贯耳
rú léi guàn ěr
  1. 1 lit. like thunder piercing the ear
  2. 2 a well-known reputation (idiom)
忠言逆耳
zhōng yán nì ěr
  1. 1 loyal advice jars on the ears (idiom)
抓耳挠腮
zhuā ěr náo sāi
  1. 1 to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)
掩人耳目
yǎn rén ěr mù
  1. 1 to fool people (idiom)
  2. 2 to pull the wool over people's eyes
掩耳盗铃
yǎn ěr dào líng
  1. 1 lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell
  2. 2 to deceive oneself
  3. 3 to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)
搔首弄姿
sāo shǒu nòng zī
  1. 1 to stroke one's hair coquettishly (idiom)
昂首挺胸
áng shǒu tǐng xiōng
  1. 1 head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits
  2. 2 in fine mettle (of animal)
昂首阔步
áng shǒu kuò bù
  1. 1 striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step
  2. 2 to strut
畏首畏尾
wèi shǒu wèi wěi
  1. 1 afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous
  2. 2 afraid of the slightest thing
痛心疾首
tòng xīn jí shǒu
  1. 1 bitter and hateful (idiom)
  2. 2 to grieve and lament (over sth)
白首齐眉
bái shǒu qí méi
  1. 1 (of a couple) to grow old together in mutual respect (idiom)
皓首苍颜
hào shǒu cāng yán
  1. 1 white hair and gray sunken cheeks (idiom); decrepit old age
眼瞎耳聋
yǎn xiā ěr lóng
  1. 1 to be deaf and blind (idiom)
眼见为实，耳听为虚
yǎn jiàn wéi shí , ěr tīng wéi xū
  1. 1 to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.
  2. 2 It ain't necessarily so.
眼观六路耳听八方
yǎn guān liù lù ěr tīng bā fāng
  1. 1 lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions
  2. 2 to be observant and alert (idiom)

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