奴顏婢膝

Chinese

		slave	color; countenance; face	slave girl; maid servant	knee
trad. (奴顏婢膝)		奴	顏	婢	膝
simp. (奴颜婢膝)		奴	颜	婢	膝

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): núyánbìxī

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄨˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): nou⁴ ngaan⁴ pei⁵ sat¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: núyánbìxī
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄨˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nuyanbihshi
  - Tongyong Pinyin: núyánbìsi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nu³⁵ jɛn³⁵ pi⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: nou⁴ ngaan⁴ pei⁵ sat¹
  - Yale: nòuh ngàahn péih sāt
  - Cantonese Pinyin: nou⁴ ngaan⁴ pei⁵ sat⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: nou⁴ ngan⁴ péi⁵ sed¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nou̯²¹ ŋäːn²¹ pʰei̯¹³ sɐt̚⁵/

Idiom

奴顏婢膝

subservient; servile

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