servile disposition; sycophantic nature
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1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
servile disposition; sycophantic nature
formalA metaphorical idiom used to describe someone with an ingrained, spineless tendency to flatter and curry favor, especially with those in power. It carries a very strong negative connotation of weakness and lack of integrity.
Tā他
shì是
yī一
gè个
méi没
yǒu有
mèi媚
gǔ骨
de的
xué学
zhě者
，
cóng从
bù不
xiàng向
quán权
guì贵
dī低
tóu头
。
He is a scholar without a servile bone in his body, never bowing to the powerful.
Zài在
lǎo老
bǎn板
miàn面
qián前
，
tā他
nà那
yī一
shēn身
mèi媚
gǔ骨
bào暴
lù露
wú无
yí遗
。
In front of the boss, his utterly sycophantic nature was completely exposed.
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Yǒu有
xiē些
rén人
wèi为
le了
wǎng往
shàng上
pá爬
，
bù不
xī惜
shēng生
jiù就
yī一
fù副
mèi媚
gǔ骨
。
Some people, in order to climb the ladder, are willing to adopt a deeply obsequious nature.
Lǔ鲁
Xùn迅
xiān先
sheng生
zuì最
zēng憎
wù恶
de的
jiù就
shì是
zhī知
shi识
fèn分
zǐ子
de的
nú奴
yán颜
mèi媚
gǔ骨
。
What Mr. Lu Xun most despised was the slavish servility of intellectuals.