Read Edit View history 俯首帖耳 fǔshǒutiē'ěr docile and obedient Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 俯首帖耳 fǔshǒutiē'ěr docile and obedient (idiom) to bow one's head and hang one's ears; describes a person being extremely submissive, servile, or at someone's beck and call; often used with a negative tone Edit Delete References Add reference variant 俯首帖耳/俯首帖耳 → 俯首贴耳/俯首貼耳 Edit Delete variant 俯首帖耳/俯首帖耳 → 伏首帖耳/伏首帖耳 Edit Delete variant 俯首帖耳/俯首帖耳 → 伏首贴耳/伏首貼耳 Edit Delete variant 俯首帖耳/俯首帖耳 → 俛首帖耳/俛首帖耳 Edit Delete variant 俯首帖耳/俯首帖耳 → 俛首贴耳/俛首貼耳 Edit Delete antonym 不卑不亢/不卑不亢 → 俯首帖耳/俯首帖耳 Edit Delete
俯首帖耳 fǔshǒutiē'ěr docile and obedient (idiom) to bow one's head and hang one's ears; describes a person being extremely submissive, servile, or at someone's beck and call; often used with a negative tone Edit Delete