諂諛

Chinese

		flatter; cajole	flatter
trad. (諂諛)		諂	諛
simp. (谄谀)		谄	谀

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chǎnyú

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄢˇ ㄩˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cim² jyu⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: chǎnyú
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄢˇ ㄩˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chaanyu
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ y³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cim² jyu⁴
  - Yale: chím yùh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsim² jy⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: qim² yu⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːm³⁵ jyː²¹/

Verb

諂諛

(literary) to toady; to flatter

Synonyms

Synonyms of 諂諛

奉承 (fèngchéng)
巴結／巴结 (bājie)
恭維／恭维 (gōngwéi)
拍馬／拍马 (pāimǎ) (colloquial)
拍馬屁／拍马屁 (pāimǎpì) (colloquial)
討好／讨好 (tǎohǎo)

諂媚／谄媚 (chǎnmèi)
諂諛／谄谀 (chǎnyú) (literary)
趨奉／趋奉 (qūfèng)
趨附／趋附 (qūfù)
逢迎 (féngyíng) (literary)
阿諛／阿谀 (ēyú) (literary)

Derived terms

諂諛取容／谄谀取容

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