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卑躬屈节

bēi gōng qū jié

4-character word Traditional 卑躬屈節

What 卑躬屈节 means

1. to bow and scrape
2. to act servilely

The characters in 卑躬屈节

• 卑bēilow; base; vulgar
• 躬gōng(literary) body (of a human, esp. the torso); (bound form) to bow; (literary) oneself…
• 屈qūbent; to feel wronged
• 节jiéjoint; node; (bound form) section; segment; solar term…

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