驴前马后 — “To be completely at someone's beck and call”
驴前马后 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be completely at someone's beck and call”. Always following their lead and fulfilling their demands. Literally, “Donkey in front, horse behind”.
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驴前马后 Pronunciation and Pinyin
驴前马后 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 驴前马后
为了完成这个项目，他不得不对客户驴前马后，满足所有要求。
To complete this project, he had to be at the client's beck and call, meeting all their demands.
Idioms Related to 驴前马后
Synonyms of 驴前马后
More idioms starting with 驴
- lǘ驴chún唇bù不duì对mǎ马kǒu口inconsistent or irrelevant speech
- lǘ驴chún唇bù不duì对mǎ马zuǐ嘴irrelevant or incongruous
- lǘ驴chún唇mǎ马zuǐ嘴incoherent or contradictory speech
- lǘ驴chún唇mǎ马zī觜talk nonsense
- lǘ驴tóu头bù不duì对mǎ马zuǐ嘴irrelevant or a complete mismatch
- lǘ驴nián年mǎ马yuè月when pigs fly
- lǘ驴xīn心gǒu狗fèi肺cruel, vicious, and heartless
- lǘ驴shēng生jǐ戟jiǎo角something utterly impossible to happen
- lǘ驴shēng生jī笄jiǎo角an impossibility; something that will never happen
- lǘ驴gān肝fèi肺ungrateful and malicious intentions
- lǘ驴míng鸣quǎn犬fèi吠crude writing or clumsy speech
- lǘ驴míng鸣gǒu狗fèi吠clumsy or unskillful writing or speech
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Open the tool →Questions about 驴前马后
What does 驴前马后 mean?
驴前马后 (lǘ qián mǎ hòu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be completely at someone's beck and call”.
How do you pronounce 驴前马后?
驴前马后 is pronounced lǘ qián mǎ hòu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 驴前马后 literally mean?
Literally, 驴前马后 means “Donkey in front, horse behind”. It is used to mean “to be completely at someone's beck and call”.
What is the Chinese definition of 驴前马后?
比喻一切受人支配。