奴顏婢膝 nú yán bì xī

servile and bending the knee (idiom); fawning

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. servile and bending the knee (idiom); fawning
  2. 2. bending and scraping to curry favor

Characters

Character Meaning
slave
face; countenance; color
maid servant; slave girl
knee; old variant of