act obsequiously

act obsequiously

Servile, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is n ú y á Nb ì L à I, which means to describe a low voice and flattering face. From baopuzi: communication.

The origin of Idioms

In baopuzi · communication written by Ge Hong of Jin Dynasty, "those who stand by Yue are astringent, stingy and clumsy; those who are servile are wise to understand the world."

Idiom usage

It means having no backbone. Wang Yucheng of Song Dynasty wrote the preface of sending Liu Yitong to judge Quanzhou: "I flatter my husband about power and power, and I am servile and servile. I am far away from him because of the words of those who collect folk songs and take charge of water transportation." Contemporary · Yan Qian's "the age of Banghe": "our times suddenly become abominable, the abominable social atmosphere, the abominable darkness of officialdom, the abominable sophistication, the abominable coldness of the world The most bitter thing is the common people. They don't know anything. It seems that the world has changed after years of sneezing. Reality is killing their happiness, blaspheming their dignity, depriving them of their rights, tarnishing their hearts, and even changing their thoughts and lives. We don't want to exchange our thoughts in a civilized and rational way, communicate our feelings freely and equally, and live gracefully and happily. Only those who have rights and status will despise their peers, and will set a high standard and be superior. Only those who have rights and status will humiliate each other in personality, or degrade each other in morality, and even some people will fight for their rights They are willing to belittle themselves, bow their heads and bow their hearts, and treat themselves as pawns or Drummers of others. " (Yin Qian's binghe era, Vol.2, p.125: Morbid China)