奴颜婢睐 — “To wear a fawning or servile look”
奴颜婢睐 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to wear a fawning or servile look”. To show obsequious flattery; to cringe and fawn. Literally, “slave's face and maidservant's fawning gaze”.
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奴颜婢睐 Pronunciation and Pinyin
奴颜婢睐 Character Breakdown
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他为了自己的私利，常常对那些有权势的人奴颜婢睐。
For his own personal gain, he often displayed a fawning and servile demeanor towards those in power.
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What does 奴颜婢睐 mean?
奴颜婢睐 (nú yán bì lài) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to wear a fawning or servile look”.
How do you pronounce 奴颜婢睐?
奴颜婢睐 is pronounced nú yán bì lài in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 奴颜婢睐 literally mean?
Literally, 奴颜婢睐 means “slave's face and maidservant's fawning gaze”. It is used to mean “to wear a fawning or servile look”.
What is the Chinese definition of 奴颜婢睐?
形容低声下气，谄媚奉承的嘴脸。