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阿諛奉承 (o1 jyu4 fung6 sing4) — curry favour with; fawn on; flatter; act the yes man; butter up in Cantonese

oˉ¹阿jyuˎ₄諛fungˍ₆奉singˎ₄承
简 阿谀奉承
Mandarin Pinyin: e1 yu2 feng4 cheng2

Meaning of 阿諛奉承

nouncurry favour with; fawn on; flatter; act the yes man; butter up

Characters in 阿諛奉承

阿aa3
used in transliteration
諛jyu4
flatter; toady to; adulate
奉fung6
believe in (religion, etc)
承sing4
undertake; contract (to do a job)

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