ē yú fèng chéng

Traditional: 阿諛奉承

阿谀奉承 (ē yú fèng chéng) is a Chinese word meaning “flattering and fawning (idiom); sweet-talking”.

Meanings

  1. 1flattering and fawning (idiom)
  2. 2sweet-talking

Characters in 阿谀奉承

阿ā · prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity谀yú · to flatter奉fèng · to offer (tribute)承chéng · to bear

Related words

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