摇尾乞怜

Traditional form:

搖尾乞憐

Pinyin (reading):

yáowěiqǐlián

Definitions:

• lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom)
• fig. to fawn on sb
• to bow and scrape
• to grovel

Characters:

• 摇 - to rock, to shake; to swing, to wave
• 尾 - tail; extremity, end; back, rear
• 乞 - to beg; to request
• 怜 - to pity, to sympathize with

Traditional characters:

• 搖 - to rock, to shake; to swing, to wave
• 尾 - tail; extremity, end; back, rear
• 乞 - to beg; to request
• 憐 - to pity, to sympathize with