Meaning of 胁肩谄笑
胁肩谄笑 means to hunch one's shoulders and force a smile; to act in an obsequious and sycophantic manner. Pronounced xié jiān chǎn xiào.
- to hunch one's shoulders and force a smile; to act in an obsequious and sycophantic manner
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
wèi为
le了
shēng升
guān官
fā发
cái财
，
zhěng整
tiān天
zài在
lǐng领
dǎo导
miàn面
qián前
xié胁
jiān肩
chǎn谄
xiào笑
，
lìng令
rén人
bù不
chǐ齿
。
In order to get promoted and make money, he spends all day hunching his shoulders and forcing smiles in front of his superiors—a truly contemptible sight.
Nà那
zhǒng种
xié胁
jiān肩
chǎn谄
xiào笑
de的
chǒu丑
tài态
，
chōng充
fèn分
bào暴
lù露
le了
tā他
de的
rén人
gé格
quē缺
xiàn陷
。
That kind of obsequious, fawning ugliness fully exposes the flaws in his character.
Zhēn真
zhèng正
de的
xué学
zhě者
cóng从
bù不
xié胁
jiān肩
chǎn谄
xiào笑
，
shǐ始
zhōng终
bǎo保
chí持
dú独
lì立
de的
rén人
gé格
hé和
zūn尊
yán严
。
True scholars never cringe and fawn, always maintaining independent character and dignity.