Chinese word dictionary

纡尊降贵

yū zūn jiàng guì · (idiom) to show deference to sb of lower status; to condescend; to deign

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Word information

Simplified纡尊降贵

Traditional紆尊降貴

Pinyinyū zūn jiàng guì

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Character breakdown

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纡yū

to twist, to turn, to bend; to distort

尊zūn

to honor, to respect, to venerate

降jiàng

to descend, to fall; to drop, to lower

贵guì

expensive, costly; valuable, precious

How to learn 纡尊降贵

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贵guì

Guizhou Province (abbr. for 貴州省|贵州省[Gui4 zhou1 Sheng3]); expensive; (bound form) highly valued; precious; (bound form) noble; of high rank; (prefix) (honorific) your

降jiàng

to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend

降低jiàngdī

to reduce; to lower; to bring down

降价jiàngjià

to cut the price; to drive down the price; to get cheaper

降落jiàngluò

to descend; to land

降温jiàngwēn

to become cooler; to lower the temperature; cooling; (of interest, activity etc) to decline