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卑躬屈膝

/ bēi gōng qū xī /
Strokes

Definition

to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning/bending and scraping to curry favor

Example

Definition

bow and scrape; cringe; humble oneself abjectly; lick the dust/ground; kowtow to sb

1
Duì
lǎobǎn
老板
bēigōng
卑躬屈膝

cringe submissively before the boss; crawl to the boss; humiliate oneself before the boss

2
Bēigōng
卑躬屈膝
tǎo
zhǔzi
主子
de
huānxīn
欢心

crawl into the boss's favour; lick the boss's boots to curry favour with him

3
Bēigōng
卑躬屈膝
qiú
祈求
kuānshù
宽恕

beg most humbly for forgiveness