卑躬屈膝 in Chinese

IPA: /peɪ̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /pei̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ wɐt̚⁵ sɐt̚⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /peɪ̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/, /pei̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ wɐt̚⁵ sɐt̚⁵/ Chinese transliterations: bēigōng-qūxī [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄅㄟㄍㄨㄥㄑㄩㄒㄧ [Mandarin, bopomofo], bei¹ gung¹ wat¹ sat¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], bēigōng-qūxī [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄅㄟㄍㄨㄥㄑㄩㄒㄧ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], beigongcyusi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], pei¹-kung¹-chʻü¹-hsi¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], bēi-gūng-chyū-syī [Mandarin, Yale, standard], beigongchiushi [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], бэйгунцюйси [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], bɛjguncjujsi [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], bēi gūng wāt sāt [Cantonese, Yale], bei¹ gung¹ wat⁷ sat⁷ [Cantonese, Pinyin], béi¹ gung¹ wed¹ sed¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 卑躬屈膝

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          "word": "卑躬屈節／卑躬屈节"
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          "roman": "bēigōng-qūjié",
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      "zh-pron": "bei¹ gung¹ wat¹ sat¹"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄟ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄑㄩ ㄒㄧ"
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      "zh-pron": "pei¹-kung¹-chʻü¹-hsi¹"
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      "zh-pron": "bēi-gūng-chyū-syī"
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      "zh-pron": "bei¹ gung¹ wat⁷ sat⁷"
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      "ipa": "/peɪ̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/"
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    },
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        "Yale",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "bēi-gūng-chyū-syī"
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "beigongchiushi"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "бэйгунцюйси"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bɛjguncjujsi"
    },
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      "ipa": "/peɪ̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "bēi gūng wāt sāt"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "bei¹ gung¹ wat⁷ sat⁷"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "béi¹ gung¹ wed¹ sed¹"
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    {
      "ipa": "/pei̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ wɐt̚⁵ sɐt̚⁵/",
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    {
      "ipa": "/peɪ̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/"
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      "ipa": "/pei̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ wɐt̚⁵ sɐt̚⁵/"
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      "roman": "bēigōng-qūjié",
      "word": "卑躬屈節／卑躬屈节"
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    {
      "roman": "bēigōng-qūjié",
      "word": "卑躬屈節"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bēigōng-qūjié",
      "word": "卑躬屈节"
    }
  ],
  "word": "卑躬屈膝"
}

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"卑躬屈膝" meaning in Chinese

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