俯首称臣 — Chinese idiom
俯首称臣
fǔ shǒu chēng chén
Traditional: 俯首稱臣
Meaning
- to bow before
- to capitulate
Character by character
- 俯fǔto bow down, to face down, to look down
- 首shǒuchief, head, leader
- 称chēngbalanced; name, brand; to say, to call
- 臣chénminister, statesman, official, vassal
Idioms sharing a character
- 俯拾皆是 fǔ shí jiē shì
- 俯首帖耳 fǔ shǒu tiē ěr
- 与世俯仰 yǔ shì fǔ yǎng
- 低首下心 dī shǒu xià xīn
- 搔首弄姿 sāo shǒu nòng zī
- 昂首天外 áng shǒu tiān wài
- 昂首挺胸 áng shǒu tǐng xiōng
- 昂首阔步 áng shǒu kuò bù
- 畏首畏尾 wèi shǒu wèi wěi
- 痛心疾首 tòng xīn jí shǒu
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