The Chinese journey moves from characters to idioms. This free tool explores 「搖尾乞憐」, detailing its meaning and use.
Let’s dive into the idiom 「搖尾乞憐」. Its definition and application are outlined below.
The dog wagged its tail to beg for mercy from its owner. A metaphor for pretending to be pitiful to please others.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yáo wěi qǐ lián
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yiu4 mei5 hat1 lin4
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