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Home / Idiom / 俯首帖耳

bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient · at sb's beck and call

俯首帖耳
fǔ shǒu tiē ěr
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to do what one is told · obedient听话tīng huàsubmissively hear and obey · obey orders with all due submission · bend one's neck (to)俯首听命fǔ shǒu tīng mìngdocile; submissive低眉顺眼dī méi shùn yǎnservile低三下四dī sān xià sì
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