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Open the tool →执鞭坠镫 (zhí biān zhuì dèng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to serve someone closely”.
执鞭坠镫 is pronounced zhí biān zhuì dèng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 执鞭坠镫 means “hold the whip and follow the stirrup”. It is used to mean “to serve someone closely”.
亦作“执鞭随镫”。谓服侍别人乘骑,多表示倾心追随。