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卑躬屈膝 (bei1 gung1 wat1 sat1) — groveling, fawning, bending and scraping to curry favor in Cantonese

beiˉ¹卑gungˉ¹躬watˉ¹屈satˉ¹膝
Mandarin Pinyin: bei1 gong1 qu1 xi1

Meaning of 卑躬屈膝

noungroveling, fawning, bending and scraping to curry favor
nounto bow and bend the knee

Characters in 卑躬屈膝

卑bei1
base; despicable; contemptible
躬gung1
bend forward; bow; stoop
屈wat1
injustice; wrong; grievance
膝sat1
knee

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