卑躬屈節

Chinese

			to forfeit one's honor; to condescend; to act obsequiously
trad. (卑躬屈節)		卑躬	屈節
simp. (卑躬屈节)		卑躬	屈节

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bēigōng-qūjié

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄟㄍㄨㄥㄑㄩㄐㄧㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bei¹ gung¹ wat¹ zit³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bēigōng-qūjié
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄟㄍㄨㄥㄑㄩㄐㄧㄝˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: beigongcyujié
  - Wade–Giles: pei¹-kung¹-chʻü¹-chieh²
  - Yale: bēi-gūng-chyū-jyé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beigongchiujye
  - Palladius: бэйгунцюйцзе (bɛjguncjujcze)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bei¹ gung¹ wat¹ zit³
  - Yale: bēi gūng wāt jit
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bei¹ gung¹ wat⁷ dzit⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: béi¹ gung¹ wed¹ jid³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pei̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ wɐt̚⁵ t͡siːt̚³/

Idiom

卑躬屈節

to bow and scrape; to cringe; to act servilely or obsequiously

Synonyms

卑躬屈膝 (bēigōng-qūxī)

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