Free Chinese learning materials for you! This series uncovers idioms and proverbs, rich in meaning. Let’s break down 「俯首聽命」 and its usage.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「俯首聽命」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
Listen: obey, submit; command: order. Describes a person’s docile appearance.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
fǔ shǒu tīng mìng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
fu2 sau2 teng1 meng6
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