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The idiom being introduced now is 「俯首戢耳」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.
Describes a humble and submissive appearance. Same as “bow one’s head and obey.”
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
fǔ shǒu jí ěr
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
fu2 sau2 chap1 yi5
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