面缚衔璧 — “To offer humble submission and plead for forgiveness”
面缚衔璧 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to offer humble submission and plead for forgiveness”. To surrender completely and show deep remorse (lit. with hands bound and a jade disc in the mouth, an ancient gesture of capitulation). Literally, “face bound, holding jade disc in mouth”.
面缚衔璧 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- miàn面bù不gǎi改róng容remain calm and composed
- miàn面bù不gǎi改sè色remain calm and composed
- miàn面zhēng争tíng庭lùn论frankly argue publicly
- miàn面cóng从hòu后yán言Outwardly agree, secretly criticize
- miàn面cóng从bèi背yán言agree to one's face, criticize behind back
- miàn面cóng从fù腹fěi诽outwardly comply, inwardly criticize
- miàn面cóng从fù腹fēi非outwardly comply but inwardly dissent
- miàn面sì似xuē靴pí皮face full of deep wrinkles
- miàn面lěng冷yán言héng横stern-faced and aggressive in talk
- miàn面běi北méi眉nán南estranged and refusing to acknowledge each other
- miàn面mìng命ěr耳tí提give earnest, painstaking instruction
- miàn面mìng命ěr耳xùn训give earnest face-to-face instruction
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What does 面缚衔璧 mean?
面缚衔璧 (miàn fù xián bì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to offer humble submission and plead for forgiveness”.
How do you pronounce 面缚衔璧?
面缚衔璧 is pronounced miàn fù xián bì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 面缚衔璧 literally mean?
Literally, 面缚衔璧 means “face bound, holding jade disc in mouth”. It is used to mean “to offer humble submission and plead for forgiveness”.
What is the Chinese definition of 面缚衔璧?
两手反绑而面向前，口含碧玉以示不生。古人用以表示投降请罪。