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搖尾乞憐 (jiu4 mei5 hat1 lin4) — literally: (dog) wag the tail and flatter, it is to describe people who need to fawn and be obsequious in Cantonese

jiuˎ₄搖meiˏ₅尾hatˉ¹乞linˎ₄憐
简 摇尾乞怜
Mandarin Pinyin: yao2 wei3 qi3 lian2

Meaning of 搖尾乞憐

nounliterally: (dog) wag the tail and flatter, it is to describe people who need to fawn and be obsequious

Characters in 搖尾乞憐

搖jiu4
agitate; incite; annoy
尾mei5
end; remnant; remaining part
乞hat1
give
憐lin4
sympathize with; have pity/compassion for

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