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諂上欺下 (cim2 soeng6 hei1 haa6) — fawn on one' s superiors and bully one's subordinates; suck up to those above and bully those below in Cantonese

cimˊ²諂soengˍ₆上heiˉ¹欺haaˍ₆下
简 谄上欺下
Mandarin Pinyin: chan3 shang4 qi1 xia4

Meaning of 諂上欺下

nounfawn on one' s superiors and bully one's subordinates; suck up to those above and bully those below

Characters in 諂上欺下

諂cim2
flatter; fawn; toady; curry favour
上soeng6
preceding; previous; last
欺hei1
disregard the dictates of one's own conscience
下haa6
formulate; work out; set down

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