yū​zūn​jiàng​guì

to condescend

  • created reference approved 纡尊降贵/紆尊降貴 → 降贵纡尊/降貴紆尊 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    纡尊降贵 / 紆尊降貴 yū​zūn​jiàng​guì

    降贵纡尊 / 降貴紆尊 jiàng​guì​yū​zūn

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 纡尊降贵/紆尊降貴 → 崖崖自高 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    纡尊降贵 / 紆尊降貴 yū​zūn​jiàng​guì

    崖崖自高 yá​yá​zì​gāo

    antonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 纡尊降贵/紆尊降貴 · yū​zūn​jiàng​guì · to condescend — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    纡尊降贵 / 紆尊降貴

    yū​zūn​jiàng​guì

    to condescend

    (idiom) to humble oneself or lower one's status to show deference to people of lower rank; to deign; to step down from one's high position

    纡 (literal) → 纡/紆 · yū · to lower 尊 (literal) → 尊 · zūn · senior 降 (literal) → 降 · jiàng · to lower 贵 (literal) → 贵/貴 · guì · noble

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense