luồn cúi
Pronunciation
Northern
/luən˨˩ kuj˧˥/
Central
/luəŋ˧˧ kṵj˩˧/
Southern
/luəŋ˨˩ kuj˧˥/
act subserviently
Verb
act subserviently
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Verb
act subserviently Core Actions
To behave in an excessively submissive way towards powerful people in order to gain some personal advantage.
vi Ông ta thường xuyên luồn cúi trước cấp trên.
en He often acts subserviently towards his superiors.
Parts
luồn / cúi / A compound of luồn + cúi …
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Parts
luồn / cúi / A compound of luồn + cúi …
OriginA compound of luồn + cúi
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𠁄儈
Candidates by syllable
luồn
𠁄（𢳳）
cúi
儈（𠁚 / 𣍋 / 𨆝 / 𩠠）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
luồn lọt / luồn ống / luồn / luồn lỏi …
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Similar
luồn lọt / luồn ống / luồn / luồn lỏi …
Use
cúi lạy / cúi đầu
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Use
cúi lạy / cúi đầu