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Jyutping gan1 pei3 cung4
Pinyin gēn pì chóng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. bum beetle
  2. sb who tags along
  3. shadow
  4. sycophant
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, colloquial
    someone that follows another one all the time
  2. noun, colloquial, derogatory
    yes man; flatterer; sycophant
    (syn.) 好好先生, 应声虫, 應聲蟲
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他无非是别人的跟屁虫。
    他無非是別人的跟屁蟲。
    tā wú fēi shì bié ren de gēn pì chóng 。
    • He is only someone's stooge.