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奉承

Mandarin · pinyin fèng cheng

to fawn on
to flatter
to ingratiate oneself
flattery

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奉: fèng · offer; receive; serve; respect
承: chéng · inherit, receive; succeed

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4–5 · feng4 cheng5

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fung6 sing4

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verb

to flatter; to fawn upon; to get on the good side of; to buy off
(archaic) to accept; to abide by
(archaic) to inherit; to succeed to
(archaic) to wait upon; to serve
(archaic) to offer sacrifices (to gods)
(archaic) to offer as a gift
(Hokkien) to take care of (elders)
(Puxian Min) to keep (especially a child) in good humor; to coax

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