胁肩谄笑 xiéjiānchǎnxiào to act obsequiously Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 胁肩 脅肩 xiéjiān to shrug one's shoulders to shrug the shoulders, often used to describe a cringing or fawning posture谄笑 諂笑 chǎnxiào to smile ingratiatingly to put on a fake smile in order to flatter or please someone