膝行匍伏 — “To crawl on one's knees and prostrate oneself”
膝行匍伏 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to crawl on one's knees and prostrate oneself”. To grovel in extreme humility or submission. Literally, “crawl on knees and prostrate oneself”.
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膝行匍伏 Pronunciation and Pinyin
膝行匍伏 Character Breakdown
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为了恳求原谅，他只好膝行匍伏到对方面前，希望能够获得宽恕。
To beg for forgiveness, he had no choice but to crawl on his knees and prostrate himself before the other person, hoping to be pardoned.
Idioms Related to 膝行匍伏
Synonyms of 膝行匍伏
More idioms starting with 膝
- xī膝xià下chéng承huān欢to serve and please one's parents
- xī膝xià下yóu犹xū虚still childless
- xī膝yǎng痒sāo搔bèi背futile effort; address irrelevant issue
- xī膝xíng行ér而qián前advance on knees in reverence or humility
- xī膝xíng行ér而jìn进advance on knees in extreme deference
- xī膝xíng行zhǒu肘bù步crawl on knees and elbows
- xī膝yǔ语shé蛇xíng行act with extreme servility
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Open the tool →Questions about 膝行匍伏
What does 膝行匍伏 mean?
膝行匍伏 (xī xíng pú fú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to crawl on one's knees and prostrate oneself”.
How do you pronounce 膝行匍伏?
膝行匍伏 is pronounced xī xíng pú fú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 膝行匍伏 literally mean?
Literally, 膝行匍伏 means “crawl on knees and prostrate oneself”. It is used to mean “to crawl on one's knees and prostrate oneself”.
What is the Chinese definition of 膝行匍伏?
伏地爬行。同“膝行蒲伏”。