xiàn yīn qín

Traditional: 獻殷勤

献殷勤 (xiàn yīn qín) is a Chinese word meaning “to be particularly attentive to (an attractive young lady or man etc); to fawn upon (an influential politician etc); to court sb's favor; to ingratiate oneself”.

Meanings

  1. 1to be particularly attentive to (an attractive young lady or man etc); to fawn upon (an influential politician etc); to court sb's favor; to ingratiate oneself

Characters in 献殷勤

献xiàn · to offer殷yān · dark red勤qín · diligent; industrious; hardworking

Related words

贡献to contribute献to offer勤diligent; industrious; hardworking勤variant of 勤[qin2]奉献to offer respectfully捐献to donate; to contribute外勤work done in the field (rather than in the office or at the headquarters); fieldwork献身to commit one's energy to辛勤hardworking; industrious勤奋hardworking执勤to be on duty (of a security guard etc)献血to donate blood

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