垂首帖耳 — “To be extremely submissive, docile, or obedient”
垂首帖耳 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be extremely submissive, docile, or obedient”. To meekly obey. Literally, “bow head and flatten ears”.
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垂首帖耳 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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面对严格的教官，新兵们个个垂首帖耳，认真听从指令。
Facing the strict instructor, the new recruits were all extremely submissive, carefully listening to instructions.
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More idioms starting with 垂
- chuí垂shì世bù不xiǔ朽achieve everlasting fame
- chuí垂míng名zhú竹bó帛Be immortalized in history
- chuí垂míng名qīng青shǐ史leave a lasting name in history
- chuí垂tóu头sàng丧qì气dejected and dispirited
- chuí垂tóu头tā塌chì翅dejected and dispirited
- chuí垂tóu头sāi塞ěr耳deliberately ignore and feign ignorance
- chuí垂tóu头tà搨yì翼crestfallen and dejected
- chuí垂tóu头shā铩yǔ羽utterly dispirited and dejected
- chuí垂lián帘tīng听jué决rule from behind a curtain
- chuí垂lián帘tīng听zhèng政govern from behind the curtain
- chuí垂shǒu手shì侍lì立stand respectfully, ready to serve
- chuí垂shǒu手kě可dé得easily obtainable
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What does 垂首帖耳 mean?
垂首帖耳 (chuí shǒu tiē ěr) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be extremely submissive, docile, or obedient”.
How do you pronounce 垂首帖耳?
垂首帖耳 is pronounced chuí shǒu tiē ěr in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 垂首帖耳 literally mean?
Literally, 垂首帖耳 means “bow head and flatten ears”. It is used to mean “to be extremely submissive, docile, or obedient”.
What is the Chinese definition of 垂首帖耳?
垂：低下；帖：同“贴”，顺从，服帖。形容非常驯服恭顺的样子