be obsequious
Chinese idiom, read pinyin is w ě IW ě if ǒ UF ǒ u, means to describe timid, obedient. From Zuo Zhuan, twenty years of Zhao Gong.
The origin of Idioms
In the 20th year of Zhaogong in Zuozhuan, it is said that "when you say yes, according to Liang and Qiu, you also say yes; when you say no, according to Liang and Qiu, you also say no"
Idiom usage
Examples
Please give a clear answer, don't just say no.
be obsequious
gratitude for the slightest favour received or grudge against the slightest wrong done - sī ēn fà yuàn
one does not consider things outside his position - sī bù chū wèi
a situation of tripartite confrontation - sān fēn dǐng lì