Definition & Meaning

cringe; shrug one's shoulders and offer an ingratiating smile; act obsequiously; behave in a servile way

Word usage

xié jiān chǎn xiào

胁 肩 谄 笑

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derogcringe; shrug one's shoulders and offer an ingratiating smile; act obsequiously; behave in a servile way
- tā shì nà zhǒng dāng miàn xié jiān chǎn xiào bèi dì li zào yáo zhòng shāng de rén
  他是那种当面胁肩谄笑，背地里造谣中伤的人。
  He was the kind of person who would flatter you to your face, and then slander you behind your back.
synonym
yáo wěi qǐ lián摇尾乞怜 qū yì féng yíng曲意逢迎 xié jiān dī méi胁肩低眉
antonym
gāng zhèng bù ē刚正不阿 shǒu zhèng bù náo守正不挠

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Note
"谄" cannot be pronounced as "xiàn".

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