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Home / Idiom / 奴颜婢膝

servile and bending the knee (idiom); fawning · bending and scraping to curry favor

奴颜婢膝
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
servile低三下四dī sān xià sìto bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning · bending and scraping to curry favor卑躬屈膝bēi gōng qū xīdeferential · respectful恭顺gōng shùnshameful · disgraceful · ignominious可耻kě chǐto forfeit sovereignty and humiliate the country (idiom) · to surrender territory under humiliating terms丧权辱国sàng quán rǔ guó
Antonyms
of noble character and unquestionable integrity (idiom)高风亮节gāo fēng liàng jiéupright and plainspoken刚正不阿gāng zhèng bù ēnot to submit to force威武不屈wēi wǔ bù qū
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