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先意承旨
xiān​yì​chéng​zhǐ

to anticipate someone's wishes

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

先意承旨 xiān​yì​chéng​zhǐ to anticipate someone's wishes

to be sycophantic by anticipating a superior's intentions and catering to them before they are even expressed

References

same_as 先意承志/先意承志 → 先意承旨/先意承旨
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