奴颜婢膝
nú yán bì xī
Pinyin

Definition

奴颜婢膝
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nú yán bì xī
  1. servile and bending the knee (idiom); fawning
  2. bending and scraping to curry favor

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

奴
nú
  1. 1 slave
奴隶
nú lì
  1. 1 slave
膝盖
xī gài
  1. 1 knee
  2. 2 (Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration)
促膝
cù xī
  1. 1 lit. knees pressed close
  2. 2 intimate
  3. 3 seated side by side
  4. 4 in close contact
匈奴
Xiōng nú
  1. 1 Xiongnu, a people of the Eastern Steppe who created an empire that flourished around the time of the Qin and Han dynasties
卑躬屈膝
bēi gōng qū xī
  1. 1 to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning
  2. 2 bending and scraping to curry favor
奴役
nú yì
  1. 1 to enslave
  2. 2 slavery
奴才
nú cai
  1. 1 slave
  2. 2 fig. flunkey
守财奴
shǒu cái nú
  1. 1 miser
  2. 2 scrooge
膝下
xī xià
  1. 1 at the knee (in reference to children)
  2. 2 (salutation used in letters to parents or grandparents)
护膝
hù xī
  1. 1 kneepad
  2. 2 knee brace
农奴
nóng nú
  1. 1 serf
双膝
shuāng xī
  1. 1 both knees
佐丹奴
Zuǒ dān nú
  1. 1 Giordano (brand)
卡奴
kǎ nú
  1. 1 a slave to one's credit card
  2. 2 sb who is unable to repay their credit card borrowings
膝
xī
  1. 1 old variant of 膝[xī]
奴仆
nú pú
  1. 1 servant
奴婢
nú bì
  1. 1 slave servant
奴家
nú jiā
  1. 1 (old) your servant (humble self-reference by young female)
奴工
nú gōng
  1. 1 slave labor
  2. 2 slave worker

Idioms (8)

促膝谈心
cù xī tán xīn
  1. 1 to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk (idiom)
卑躬屈膝
bēi gōng qū xī
  1. 1 to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning
  2. 2 bending and scraping to curry favor
奴颜婢膝
nú yán bì xī
  1. 1 servile and bending the knee (idiom); fawning
  2. 2 bending and scraping to curry favor
狂奴故态
kuáng nú gù tài
  1. 1 to be set in one's ways (idiom)
织当访婢
zhī dāng fǎng bì
  1. 1 if it's weaving, ask the maid (idiom); when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist
绕膝承欢
rào xī chéng huān
  1. 1 to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)
耕当问奴
gēng dāng wèn nú
  1. 1 if it's plowing, ask the laborer (idiom); when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist
耕当问奴，织当访婢
gēng dāng wèn nú , zhī dāng fǎng bì
  1. 1 if it's plowing ask the laborer, if it's weaving ask the maid (idiom); when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist

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