yes-man; echo; parrot (derog.)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
yes-man; echo; parrot; sycophant
derogatoryA derogatory metaphor comparing a person to a creature that merely echoes sounds. Used to criticize those who lack independent thought and blindly agree with authority or majority opinion.
Zài在
huì会
yì议
shàng上
，
tā他
zhǐ只
shì是
gè个
yìng应
shēng声
chóng虫
，
cóng从
bù不
tí提
chū出
zì自
jǐ己
de的
jiàn见
jiě解
。
In meetings, he is just a yes-man who never offers his own insights.
Bú不
yào要
zuò做
bié别
rén人
de的
yìng应
shēng声
chóng虫
，
yào要
yǒu有
dú独
lì立
sī思
kǎo考
de的
néng能
lì力
。
Don't be someone else's parrot; you need the ability to think independently.
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Nà那
gè个
yìng应
shēng声
chóng虫
zǒng总
shì是
fù附
hé和
lǎo老
bǎn板
shuō说
de的
měi每
yī一
jù句
huà话
。
That sycophant always echoes every single word the boss says.