加膝墜淵
jiā​xī​zhuì​yuān

to be fickle in one's affections

  • created reference approved 加膝坠渊/加膝墜淵 → 加膝坠泉/加膝墜泉 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    加膝坠渊 / 加膝墜淵 jiā​xī​zhuì​yuān

    加膝坠泉 / 加膝墜泉 jiā​xī​zhuì​quán

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  • created sense approved 加膝坠渊/加膝墜淵 · jiā​xī​zhuì​yuān · to be fickle in one's affections — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    加膝坠渊 / 加膝墜淵

    jiā​xī​zhuì​yuān

    to be fickle in one's affections

    Literally meaning to hold someone on one's knees when liked and push them into an abyss when disliked; used to describe a person who is fickle or inconsistent in their love and hate, or who appoints and dismisses people based on personal whim.

    加 (literal) → 加 · jiā · to apply 膝 (bound) → 膝 · xī · knee 坠 (literal) → 坠/墜 · zhuì · to fall 渊 (literal) → 渊/淵 · yuān · abyss

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