摇尾求食 — “To fawn on someone for food or favors”
摇尾求食 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fawn on someone for food or favors”. To abase oneself to beg for a living; to wag one's tail for food. Literally, “to wag tail to beg for food”.
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摇尾求食 Pronunciation and Pinyin
摇尾求食 Character Breakdown
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他失业后，为了生计，不得不放下尊严，四处摇尾求食
After losing his job, for the sake of survival, he had to set aside his dignity and stoop to begging for a living.
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More idioms starting with 摇
- yáo摇wěn吻gǔ鼓shé舌Wag tongue to instigate or show off
- yáo摇chún唇nòng弄shé舌wag tongue to stir up trouble
- yáo摇chún唇gǔ鼓huì喙incite discord with manipulative speech
- yáo摇chún唇gǔ鼓shé舌incite discord with provocative speech
- yáo摇zuǐ嘴diào掉shé舌wag tongue to sow discord
- yáo摇tóu头bù不suàn算diǎn点tóu头suàn算Only clear affirmation counts
- yáo摇tóu头tàn叹xī息shake head and sigh in regret
- yáo摇tóu头huǎng幌nǎo脑shake head smugly
- yáo摇tóu头bǎi摆wěi尾swagger proudly or frivolously
- yáo摇tóu头bǎi摆nǎo脑to wag one's head smugly
- yáo摇tóu头huàng晃nǎo脑wag head and sway, self-satisfied
- yáo摇tóu头gǎo稾nǎo脑Wagging head complacently
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Open the tool →Questions about 摇尾求食
What does 摇尾求食 mean?
摇尾求食 (yáo wěi qiú shí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fawn on someone for food or favors”.
How do you pronounce 摇尾求食?
摇尾求食 is pronounced yáo wěi qiú shí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 摇尾求食 literally mean?
Literally, 摇尾求食 means “to wag tail to beg for food”. It is used to mean “to fawn on someone for food or favors”.
What is the Chinese definition of 摇尾求食?
老虎被关进笼圈里，向人摇尾巴求取食物。比喻人的地位降低，向人乞求。