shǔn​yōng​shì​zhì

to lick sores and suck hemorrhoids

吮痈舐痔 吮癰舐痔 shǔn​yōng​shì​zhì
to lick sores and suck hemorrhoids
To perform the most degrading acts of servile flattery or sycophancy to gain favor from powerful people; based on an ancient story about doctors being rewarded with chariots for cleaning a king's abscesses or hemorrhoids with their mouths.