阿諛奉承 [－谀－－]

Jyutping o1 jyu4 fung6 sing4
Pinyin ē yú fèng chéng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. flattering and fawning (idiom)
  2. sweet-talking
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    擦鞋
    tp please, to flatter
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    flattering and fawning; sweet-talking
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
    o1 jyu4 fung6 sing4
    • 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.