搖尾乞憐 [摇－－怜]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom)
  2. fig. to fawn on sb
  3. to bow and scrape
  4. to grovel
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. literally: (dog) wag the tail and flatter, it is to describe people who need to fawn and be obsequious
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to fawn obsequiously
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）