諛 [谀]

Jyutping jyu4
Pinyin yú

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to flatter
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to flatter/to truckle/to toady to/to adulate
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, ideophonic, obsolete
    kind; gentle; meek
  2. character, obsolete
    to flatter; to truckle; to toady to
  3. character, obsolete
    flattery; toadying words
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. flatter
  2. truckle
  3. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    YRHXO
  4. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    IVHXO
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    国王受够了他的大臣们总是对他阿谀奉承，于是把他们遣散了。
    國王受夠了他的大臣們總是對他阿諛奉承，於是把他們遣散了。
    guó wáng shòu gòu le tā de dà chén men zǒng shì duì tā ē yú fèng chéng ， yú shì bǎ tā men qiǎn sàn le 。
    • The king was tired of his sycophants always praising him, so he sent them away.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    阿谀奉承
    阿諛奉承
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    • to flatter
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    阿谀奉承
    阿諛奉承
    ē yú fèng chéng
    • sweet-talking
    • to curry favour with; to flatter and toady to
  2. Mandarin
    从1980年代起，张成泽每逢调到别的职位，都带走善于阿谀奉承的李龙河。
    從1980年代起，張成澤每逢調到別的職位，都帶走善於阿諛奉承的李龍河。
    cóng １９８０ nián dài qǐ ， zhāng chéng zé měi féng diào dào bié de zhí wèi ， dōu dài zǒu shàn yú ē yú fèng chéng de lǐ lóng hé ．
    • He let Ri Ryong Ha, flatterer, work with him since the 1980s whenever he was transferred to other posts.