奴颜婢膝(nú yán bì xī)

4 charactersTrad. 奴顏婢膝

servile and bending the knee (idiom)

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Word information

Pinyin
nú yán bì xī
Meaning
servile and bending the knee (idiom); fawning
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
奴顏婢膝

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