俯首称臣
俯首称臣
fǔ shǒu chēng chén
to bow before (idiom); to capitulate
verbidiom
Traditional: 俯首稱臣
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- (verb, idiom) to bow before (idiom)
- to capitulate
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Related Words
一如既往(yī rú jì wǎng)· just as in the past (idiom); as before
→一波未平，一波又起(yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ)· before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
→一切如旧(yī qiè rú jiù)· everything as before
→一口吃不成胖子(yī kǒu chī bù chéng pàng zi)· lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)
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