服服贴贴 — “Docile and obedient”
服服贴贴 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Docile and obedient”. Submissive; (of things) smooth and flat, well-arranged. Literally, “Docile and compliant”.
服服贴贴 Pronunciation and Pinyin
服服贴贴 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 服服贴贴
Origin and Story of 服服贴贴
Jiang Menshen, relying on the power of Commander Zhang, forcibly took over Shi En's inn.
Shi En reported to Wu Song that Jiang Menshen was acting like a tyrant and had seized his inn in Kuailelin, pleading for Wu Song's help to reclaim it.
Wu Song was furious and accompanied Shi En to Kuailelin. He severely beat Jiang Menshen, making him completely submissive and obedient, and Jiang Menshen meekly returned the inn to Shi En.
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Synonyms of 服服贴贴
More idioms starting with 服
- fú服dī低zuò做xiǎo小to humble oneself and act subserviently
- fú服miǎn冕chéng乘xuān轩attain high official position
- fú服fu服tiē帖tiē帖completely docile and obedient
- fú服qì气tūn吞lù露practice Daoist cultivation
- fú服qì气cān餐xiá霞practice Taoist spiritual cultivation
- fú服niú牛chéng乘mǎ马harness oxen and ride horses
- fú服tián田lì力sè穑diligently farm and harvest
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Open the tool →Questions about 服服贴贴
What does 服服贴贴 mean?
服服贴贴 (fú fú tiē tiē) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Docile and obedient”.
How do you pronounce 服服贴贴?
服服贴贴 is pronounced fú fú tiē tiē in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 服服贴贴 literally mean?
Literally, 服服贴贴 means “Docile and compliant”. It is used to mean “Docile and obedient”.
Where does 服服贴贴 come from?
服服贴贴 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to modern Chinese. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 服服贴贴?
指让人信服或物品平整。