卑躬屈膝 [－－－－]

Jyutping bei1 gung1 wat1 sat1
Pinyin bēi gōng qū xī

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning
  2. bending and scraping to curry favor
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to bow and scrape; to cringe; to act servilely or obsequiously
    (syn.) 卑躬屈節, 卑躬屈节
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    国王所有的臣民，由于害怕他的愤怒而经常表现得卑躬屈膝。
    國王所有的臣民，由於害怕他的憤怒而經常表現得卑躬屈膝。
    guó wáng suǒ yǒu de chén mín ， yóu yú hài pà tā de fèn nù ér jīng cháng biǎo xiàn dé bēi gōng qū xī 。
    • All the king's subjects, fearing his wrath, often acted quite servile.