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前倨后恭

qián jù hòu gōng

4-character word Traditional 前倨後恭

What 前倨后恭 means

1. to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)

The characters in 前倨后恭

• 前qiánfront; forward; ahead
• 倨jù(literary) haughty; arrogant
• 后hòuempress; queen; (archaic) monarch
• 恭gōngrespectful

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