搖尾乞憐

Chinese

			to beg for pity
trad. (搖尾乞憐)		搖尾	乞憐
simp. (摇尾乞怜)		摇尾	乞怜

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yáowěi qǐlián

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˊ ㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu⁴ mei⁵ hat¹ lin⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yáowěi qǐlián [Phonetic: yáowéiqǐlián]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˊ ㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yauwoei chiilian
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ u̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ li̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jiu⁴ mei⁵ hat¹ lin⁴
  - Yale: yìuh méih hāt lìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jiu⁴ mei⁵ hat⁷ lin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yiu⁴ méi⁵ hed¹ lin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯²¹ mei̯¹³ hɐt̚⁵ liːn²¹/

Idiom

搖尾乞憐

to fawn obsequiously

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