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俯首帖耳

fǔ shǒu tiē ěr

4-character word

What 俯首帖耳 means

1. bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient
2. at sb's beck and call

The characters in 俯首帖耳

• 俯fǔto look down; to stoop
• 首shǒuhead; chief; first (occasion, thing etc)
• 帖tiěinvitation card; notice
• 耳ěrear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (Classical Chinese)

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