act obsequiously

act obsequiously

Servile, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is n ú y á Nb ì x ī, which describes the appearance of servility and flattery. From baopuzi: communication.

The origin of Idioms

"Baopuzi · social intercourse" says: "to understand the world by those who are servile."

Idiom usage

It has a derogatory meaning. Example Lu guimeng's song of scattered people in the river and Lake: a real beggar who is servile and servile, but crazy about integrity. On the top of the temple, rotten wood is the official, and between the temples, animals and animals eat the salary; the generation of wolves and dogs are in charge, and the disciples are in charge one after another. As a result, the country and the ruins are covered with ashes. ——Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of the Ming Dynasty and biography of Liu ce of the Ming Dynasty: today, those who are in charge of politics follow philosophy, while those who are in Wenbing village are servile and obedient.