ingratiating smile; smirk obsequiously
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to smile ingratiatingly; to smirk obsequiously in order to curry favor
literaryLiterary and formal term often used in the classical idiom 胁肩谄笑 (to cringe and smile obsequiously). Carries a strong connotation of insincerity and sycophancy.
xié胁
jiān肩
chǎn谄
xiào笑
To cringe and smile obsequiously; to act in a servile and ingratiating manner.
Tā他
duì对
shàng上
si司
zǒng总
shì是
xié胁
jiān肩
chǎn谄
xiào笑
，
lìng令
rén人
bù不
chǐ齿
。
He is always cringing and smiling obsequiously toward his superiors, which is despicable.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
chǎn谄
xiào笑
ràng让
rén人
jué觉
de得
hěn很
xū虚
wěi伪
。
This kind of ingratiating smile seems very hypocritical.
Tā他
xié胁
jiān肩
chǎn谄
xiào笑
de地
yíng迎
le了
shàng上
qù去
，
xī希
wàng望
dé得
dào到
duì对
fāng方
de的
shǎng赏
shí识
。
He went up to greet them with a cringing, ingratiating smile, hoping to gain the other party's appreciation.