卑躬屈膝
Traditional form:
卑躬屈膝
Pinyin (reading):
bēigōngqūxī
Definitions:
- to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning
- bending and scraping to curry favor
Characters:
- 卑 - humble, low, inferior; to despise
- 躬 - to bow; personally, in person; oneself
- 屈 - to bend, to flex; bent, crooked, crouched
- 膝 - knee
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