屈膝 [－－]

Jyutping wat1 sat1
Pinyin qū xī

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. verb; kneel, kneel down, Metaphor by external oppression and obedience/give up or surrender
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, figuratively
    to yield to; to surrender
    • 屈膝投降
      屈膝投降
      qū xī tóu xiáng
      to go down on one's knees to surrender
  2. verb
    to kneel; to bend one's knees
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.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    屈膝投降
    屈膝投降
    qū xī tóu xiáng
    • to go down on one's knees to surrender