奴颜婢膝 in English nu2 yan2 bi4 xi1 Meaning

Meanings

  • servile and bending the knee (idiomatic expression); fawning
  • bending and scraping to curry favor

Simplified Characters

奴 颜 婢 膝

Traditional Characters

奴 顏 婢 膝

Pinyin

nu2 yan2 bi4 xi1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

奴nu2slave 颜yan2surname Yan 婢bi4slave girl 膝xi1old variant of 膝[xi1]