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阿諛

简阿谀 · 繁阿諛

Mandarin · pinyin ē yú

to flatter
to toady

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阿: ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
諛: Look up this written character
谀: yú · flatter, truckle

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1–2 · e1 yu2

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verb

(literary) to flatter; to toady

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