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docile and obedient · all obedience

百依百顺
bǎi yī bǎi shùn
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to see, hear and obey (idiom); to take advice · to take sb at his word言听计从yán tīng jì cóngto follow obediently唯命是从wéi mìng shì cóngdocile · meek温顺wēn shùnConfucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德 dé, physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功三从四德sān cóng sì dédocile; submissive低眉顺眼dī méi shùn yǎn
Antonyms
to continue in one's own way (idiom)我行我素wǒ xíng wǒ sùobstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)刚愎自用gāng bì zì yòng
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