cháng​fèn

suck up

  • created sense approved 尝粪/嘗糞 · cháng​fèn · suck up

    尝粪 / 嘗糞

    cháng​fèn

    suck up

    to flatter someone in an obsequious or sycophantic manner; to kiss ass

    他这种尝粪奉承的小人,为了升职不择手段。

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  • created sense approved 尝粪/嘗糞 · cháng​fèn · taste excrement

    尝粪 / 嘗糞

    cháng​fèn

    taste excrement

    to taste a patient's excrement as a form of medical examination, historically regarded as an act of loyalty or filial piety

    在二十四孝中,庾黔娄曾通过尝粪来判断父亲的病情。

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