向火乞儿 — “A person who flatters and curries favor with the powerful or wealthy”
向火乞儿 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person who flatters and curries favor with the powerful or wealthy”. A sycophant. Literally, “beggar facing fire”.
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向火乞儿 Pronunciation and Pinyin
向火乞儿 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 向火乞儿
他过去的朋友都离他而去，只剩下那些向火乞儿般的人物围在他身边。
His former friends all left him, leaving only those sycophantic figures surrounding him.
Idioms Related to 向火乞儿
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- xiàng向shàng上yī一lù路profound enlightenment
- xiàng向bì壁xū虚gòu构fabricate out of thin air
- xiàng向bì壁xū虚zào造fabricate out of thin air
- xiàng向shēng声bèi背shí实pursue fame, disregard reality
- xiàng向tiān天ér而tuò唾harming others harms yourself
- xiàng向píng平zhī之yuán原children's marriage wishes fulfilled
- xiàng向píng平zhī之yuàn愿a parent's wish for children's marriage
- xiàng向píng平yuàn愿le了all children married off
- xiàng向míng明ér而zhì治govern diligently from dawn
- xiàng向yán炎qǐ乞ér儿a sycophant fawning on power
- xiàng向ruò若ér而tàn叹sigh in admiration and self-abasement
- xiàng向yú隅zhī之gǎn感feeling left out or disappointed
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What does 向火乞儿 mean?
向火乞儿 (xiàng huǒ qǐ ér) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a person who flatters and curries favor with the powerful or wealthy”.
How do you pronounce 向火乞儿?
向火乞儿 is pronounced xiàng huǒ qǐ ér in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 向火乞儿 literally mean?
Literally, 向火乞儿 means “beggar facing fire”. It is used to mean “a person who flatters and curries favor with the powerful or wealthy”.
What is the Chinese definition of 向火乞儿?
向火：烤火；乞儿：乞丐。近火取暖的气丐。比喻趋炎附势的人。