Chinese Traditional: 卑躬屈膝
Chinese Simplified: 卑躬屈膝
Pinyin: bei1 gong1 qu1 xi1
Zhuyin: ㄅㄟ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄑㄩ ㄒㄧ
English Meaning: to bow and bend the knee, to kowtow, to cringe

Related Words:

 

bēi

1. low, vulgar 2. inferior, lowly 3. humble

Here: humble

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gōng

to bow

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屈膝   屈膝

qū xī

1. to kneel, to bend one's knees 2. (figuratively) to yield to, to surrender

Here: to kneel, to bend one's knees

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