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阿谀

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2-character word Traditional 阿諛

What 阿谀 means

1. to flatter
2. to toady

The characters in 阿谀

• 阿āprefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity…
• 谀yúto flatter

Example sentences

• 国王受够了他的大臣们总是对他阿谀奉承，于是把他们遣散了。
  Guówáng shòugòu le tā de dàchén men zǒngshì duì tā ēyú-fèngchéng, yúshì bǎ tāmen qiǎnsàn le.
  The king was tired of his sycophants always praising him, so he sent them away.

Words starting with 阿谀

• 阿谀奉承ē yú fèng chéngflattering and fawning (idiom); sweet-talking