奴颜婢膝 (奴顏婢膝)
nú yán bì xī
Pinyin

Definition

奴颜婢膝 (奴顏婢膝)
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nú yán bì xī
  1. servile and bending the knee (idiom); fawning
  2. bending and scraping to curry favor

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 slave
nú lì
  1. 1 slave
xī gài
  1. 1 knee
  2. 2 (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration)
cù xī
  1. 1 lit. knees pressed close
  2. 2 intimate
  3. 3 seated side by side
  4. 4 in close contact
Xiōng nú
  1. 1 Xiongnu, a people of the Eastern Steppe who created an empire that flourished around the time of the Qin and Han dynasties

Idioms (8)

促膝谈心
cù xī tán xīn
  1. 1 to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk (idiom)
卑躬屈膝
bēi gōng qū xī
  1. 1 to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning
  2. 2 bending and scraping to curry favor
奴颜婢膝
nú yán bì xī
  1. 1 servile and bending the knee (idiom); fawning
  2. 2 bending and scraping to curry favor
狂奴故态
kuáng nú gù tài
  1. 1 to be set in one's ways (idiom)
织当访婢
zhī dāng fǎng bì
  1. 1 if it's weaving, ask the maid (idiom); when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist