乞怜摇尾 — “To curry favor by acting servile or pitiful”
乞怜摇尾 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to curry favor by acting servile or pitiful”. To fawn on someone; to beg for sympathy or affection, often in a demeaning way. Literally, “beg for pity and wag tail”.
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乞怜摇尾 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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为了得到额外的休息时间，他不得不向老板乞怜摇尾，承诺会加倍努力工作。
To get additional time off, he had to practically fawn on his supervisor, promising to work twice as hard.
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What does 乞怜摇尾 mean?
乞怜摇尾 (qǐ lián yáo wěi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to curry favor by acting servile or pitiful”.
How do you pronounce 乞怜摇尾?
乞怜摇尾 is pronounced qǐ lián yáo wěi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 乞怜摇尾 literally mean?
Literally, 乞怜摇尾 means “beg for pity and wag tail”. It is used to mean “to curry favor by acting servile or pitiful”.
What is the Chinese definition of 乞怜摇尾?
怜：怜悯；乞：乞求。狗摇着尾巴向主人乞求爱怜。比喻装出一副可怜相向人讨好