"luồn cúi" meaning in Vietnamese

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Verb

IPA: [luən˨˩ kuj˧˦] [Hà-Nội], [luəŋ˦˩ kuj˨˩˦] [Huế], [luəŋ˨˩ kuj˦˥] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: luồn (“to sneak by crounching”) + cúi (“to kowtow”). Etymology templates: {{com|vi|luồn|cúi|t1=to sneak by crounching|t2=to kowtow}} luồn (“to sneak by crounching”) + cúi (“to kowtow”) Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=|tr=}} luồn cúi, {{vi-verb}} luồn cúi
  1. (colloquial and literary) to maneuver in life with no backbone, i.e. subserviently, servilely, obsequiously, sycophantically Tags: colloquial, literary
    Sense id: en-luồn_cúi-vi-verb-RJ0OYd7Y Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "luồn",
        "3": "cúi",
        "t1": "to sneak by crounching",
        "t2": "to kowtow"
      },
      "expansion": "luồn (“to sneak by crounching”) + cúi (“to kowtow”)",
      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "luồn (“to sneak by crounching”) + cúi (“to kowtow”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "luồn cúi",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "luồn cúi",
      "name": "vi-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "How does one even start to try becoming an upstanding man when all they've known in life is to stoop and to bow subserviently?",
          "text": "Một con người mà cả đời sống luồn cúi đến thế thì sao ngóc đầu lên nổi.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to maneuver in life with no backbone, i.e. subserviently, servilely, obsequiously, sycophantically"
      ],
      "id": "en-luồn_cúi-vi-verb-RJ0OYd7Y",
      "links": [
        [
          "maneuver",
          "maneuver"
        ],
        [
          "life",
          "life"
        ],
        [
          "backbone",
          "backbone"
        ],
        [
          "subservient",
          "subservient"
        ],
        [
          "servile",
          "servile"
        ],
        [
          "obsequious",
          "obsequious"
        ],
        [
          "sycophantic",
          "sycophantic"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial and literary) to maneuver in life with no backbone, i.e. subserviently, servilely, obsequiously, sycophantically"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "literary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[luən˨˩ kuj˧˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[luəŋ˦˩ kuj˨˩˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[luəŋ˨˩ kuj˦˥]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "luồn cúi"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "luồn",
        "3": "cúi",
        "t1": "to sneak by crounching",
        "t2": "to kowtow"
      },
      "expansion": "luồn (“to sneak by crounching”) + cúi (“to kowtow”)",
      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "luồn (“to sneak by crounching”) + cúi (“to kowtow”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "luồn cúi",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "luồn cúi",
      "name": "vi-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Vietnamese colloquialisms",
        "Vietnamese compound terms",
        "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Vietnamese lemmas",
        "Vietnamese literary terms",
        "Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Vietnamese terms with usage examples",
        "Vietnamese verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "How does one even start to try becoming an upstanding man when all they've known in life is to stoop and to bow subserviently?",
          "text": "Một con người mà cả đời sống luồn cúi đến thế thì sao ngóc đầu lên nổi.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to maneuver in life with no backbone, i.e. subserviently, servilely, obsequiously, sycophantically"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "maneuver",
          "maneuver"
        ],
        [
          "life",
          "life"
        ],
        [
          "backbone",
          "backbone"
        ],
        [
          "subservient",
          "subservient"
        ],
        [
          "servile",
          "servile"
        ],
        [
          "obsequious",
          "obsequious"
        ],
        [
          "sycophantic",
          "sycophantic"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial and literary) to maneuver in life with no backbone, i.e. subserviently, servilely, obsequiously, sycophantically"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "literary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[luən˨˩ kuj˧˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[luəŋ˦˩ kuj˨˩˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[luəŋ˨˩ kuj˦˥]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "luồn cúi"
}

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