Word information
Simplified奴颜婢膝
Traditional奴顏婢膝
Pinyinnú yán bì xī
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Chinese word dictionary
奴颜婢膝
nú yán bì xī · servile and bending the knee (idiom); fawning; bending and scraping to curry favor
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