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低眉順眼

简 低眉顺眼 · 繁 低眉順眼
Mandarin · pinyin dī méi shùn yǎn

Meanings

  1. docile; submissive
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Characters in this entry

低
dī · low; to lower, hang, bend, bow
眉
méi · eyebrows; upper margin of book
順
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眼
yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
顺
shùn · obey, submit to, go along with
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1–2–4–3 · di1 mei2 shun4 yan3

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dai1 mei4 seon6 ngaan5

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to be submissive and meek

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