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奴顏婢膝 (nou4 ngaan4 pei5 sat1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

奴顏婢膝 (nou4 ngaan4 pei5 sat1, nú yán bì xī) — servile and bending the knee (idiom); fawning; bending and scraping to curry favor

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

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