We’re sharing free Chinese learning content with you. Idioms and proverbs, full of meaning, are explored in this series. Today, we present 「奴顏媚骨」.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「奴顏媚骨」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Meigu: a flattering character. He looks like a slave and has a servile character. Describes shameless flattery of others.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
nú yán mèi gǔ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
nou4 ngaan4 mei6 gwat1
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