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阿谀奉承

ē yú fèng chéng

4-character word Traditional 阿諛奉承

What 阿谀奉承 means

1. flattering and fawning (idiom)
2. sweet-talking

The characters in 阿谀奉承

• 阿āprefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity…
• 谀yúto flatter
• 奉fèngto offer (tribute); to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc); to esteem
• 承chéngto bear; to carry; to hold

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.