搖尾乞憐

搖尾乞憐

Chinese

			to beg for pity
trad. (搖尾乞憐)		搖尾	乞憐
simp. (摇尾乞怜)		摇尾	乞怜

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yáowěi qǐlián

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˊ ㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu⁴ mei⁵ hat¹ lin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yáowěi qǐlián [Phonetic: yáowéiqǐlián]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˊ ㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yauwoei chiilian
    • IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ u̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ li̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jiu⁴ mei⁵ hat¹ lin⁴
    • Yale: yìuh méih hāt lìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jiu⁴ mei⁵ hat⁷ lin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yiu⁴ méi⁵ hed¹ lin⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯²¹ mei̯¹³ hɐt̚⁵ liːn²¹/

Idiom

搖尾乞憐

1. to fawn obsequiously