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摇尾乞怜

yáo wěi qǐ lián

4-character word Traditional 搖尾乞憐

What 摇尾乞怜 means

1. lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom)
2. fig. to fawn on sb
3. to bow and scrape
4. to grovel

The characters in 摇尾乞怜

• 摇yáoto shake; to rock; to row
• 尾wěitail; remainder; remnant
• 乞qǐto beg
• 怜liánto pity

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