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摧眉折腰
cuī​méi​zhé​yāo

to bow and scrape

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 摧 cuī
    to repress
    (bound form) to repress; to push down; to humble; to cause someone's strength or morale to fail
  2. 眉 méi nounverb
    eyebrow
    (bound form) eyebrow; brow
  3. 折腰 zhé​yāo
    to submit
    To humble oneself or stoop to serving others; to lose one's dignity for the sake of material gain or to please those in power.
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