吮疽舐痔 — “To suck carbuncles and lick hemorrhoids/piles”
吮疽舐痔 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fawn over someone in a servile and despicable manner, especially to curry favor with superiors; to act in an obsequious and sycophantic way”. Literally, “to suck carbuncles and lick hemorrhoids/piles”.
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What does 吮疽舐痔 mean?
吮疽舐痔 (shǔn jū shì zhì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fawn over someone in a servile and despicable manner, especially to curry favor with superiors; to act in an obsequious and sycophantic way”.
How do you pronounce 吮疽舐痔?
吮疽舐痔 is pronounced shǔn jū shì zhì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 吮疽舐痔 literally mean?
Literally, 吮疽舐痔 means “to suck carbuncles and lick hemorrhoids/piles”. It is used to mean “to fawn over someone in a servile and despicable manner, especially to curry favor with superiors; to act in an obsequious and sycophantic way”.
What is the Chinese definition of 吮疽舐痔?
见“吮痈舐痔”。谓以口吸痈疽，以舌舔痔疮而祛其毒。后形容卑屈媚上的龌龊行为。