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): ㄅㄟ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄑㄩ ㄐㄧㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bei¹ gung¹ wat¹ zit³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bēigōng-qūjié
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄑㄩ ㄐㄧㄝˊ
    • 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

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

Synonyms

• 卑躬屈膝 (bēigōng-qūxī)