fawn on foreign powers; worship foreign things
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to fawn on or flatter foreign powers or things; to have a servile admiration for everything foreign
derogatoryStrongly derogatory term, often used to criticize someone who excessively admires or is obsequious towards foreign countries or cultures while disparaging their own.
Tā他
yī一
wèi味
mèi媚
wài外
，
rèn认
wéi为
jìn进
kǒu口
huò货
shén什
me么
dōu都
hǎo好
。
He blindly fawns on everything foreign, thinking that all imported goods are superior.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
mèi媚
wài外
de的
xīn心
lǐ理
bù不
kě可
qǔ取
，
wǒ我
men们
yào要
yǒu有
wén文
huà化
zì自
xìn信
。
This kind of servile admiration for foreign things is not advisable; we need to have cultural confidence.
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Tā他
yīn因
wèi为
mèi媚
wài外
de的
yán言
lùn论
zāo遭
dào到
le了
mín民
zhòng众
de的
pī批
píng评
。
He was criticized by the public for his obsequious remarks towards foreign powers.