qián jù hòu gōng

Traditional: 前倨後恭

前倨后恭 (qián jù hòu gōng) is a Chinese word meaning “to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)”.

Meanings

  1. 1to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)

Characters in 前倨后恭

前qián · front倨jù · (literary) haughty; arrogant后hòu · empress恭gōng · respectful

Related words

然后then; after that; afterwards前front后empress后back后surname Hou最后final; last; ultimate之前before以前before之后after; behind以后after后面the back; the rear; the last bit面前in front of

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