奴颜婢膝

Traditional form:

奴顏婢膝

Pinyin (reading):

núyánbìxī

Definitions:

• servile and bending the knee (idiom); fawning
• bending and scraping to curry favor

Characters:

• 奴 - slave, servant
• 颜 - face, facial appearance
• 婢 - servant girl; maidservant
• 膝 - knee

Traditional characters:

• 奴 - slave, servant
• 顏 - face, facial appearance
• 婢 - servant girl; maidservant
• 膝 - knee