谄谀取容 — “To fawn upon someone to gain their favor or approval”
谄谀取容 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fawn upon someone to gain their favor or approval”. To ingratiate oneself through flattery. Literally, “flatter to obtain favor”.
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谄谀取容 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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他为了得到上级的认可，总是谄谀取容，失去了很多同事的尊重。
In order to gain recognition from his superiors, he always resorted to flattery to win favor, losing the respect of many colleagues.
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More idioms starting with 谄
- chǎn谄shàng上ào傲xià下fawn to superiors, arrogant to inferiors
- chǎn谄shàng上yì抑xià下flatter superiors, oppress subordinates
- chǎn谄shàng上qī欺xià下flatter superiors, bully subordinates
- chǎn谄shàng上jiāo骄xià下Fawn on superiors, bully subordinates
- chǎn谄xiào笑xié胁jiān肩fawning smile and hunched shoulders
- chǎn谄cí词lìng令sè色flattering words and ingratiating looks
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What does 谄谀取容 mean?
谄谀取容 (chǎn yú qǔ róng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fawn upon someone to gain their favor or approval”.
How do you pronounce 谄谀取容?
谄谀取容 is pronounced chǎn yú qǔ róng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 谄谀取容 literally mean?
Literally, 谄谀取容 means “flatter to obtain favor”. It is used to mean “to fawn upon someone to gain their favor or approval”.
What is the Chinese definition of 谄谀取容?
谄谀：谄媚，阿谀；容：脸色。谄谀巴结有权势的人，以求得他们的欢喜。