阿谀奉承 — Chinese idiom
阿谀奉承
ē yú fèng chéng
Traditional: 阿諛奉承
Meaning
- flattering and fawning
- sweet-talking
Character by character
- 阿ēan initial particle, a prefix used for names; used
- 谀yúto flatter, to cajole
- 奉fèngto offer, to respect, to server; to receive
- 承chéngto undertake, to bear, to accept a duty; inheritan
Idioms sharing a character
- 倒持泰阿 dào chí Tài ē
- 吴下阿蒙 Wú xià ā Méng
- 阿猫阿狗 ā māo ā gǒu
- 克己奉公 kè jǐ fèng gōng
- 奉公克己 fèng gōng kè jǐ
- 奉为圭臬 fèng wéi guī niè
- 奉若神明 fèng ruò shén míng
- 无可奉告 wú kě fèng gào
- 自奉甚俭 zì fèng shèn jiǎn
- 阳奉阴违 yáng fèng yīn wéi
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