bow and scrape
Kowtow is a Chinese idiom, pronounced B ē Ig ō ngq ū x ī, which means bow refers to bow and kneel. To describe a person who has no backbone and is humble in flattery. It comes from conglan jingshe in Jiangling Prefecture.
Analysis of Idioms
[synonym] flattery, flattery, servility [antonym] neither haughty nor humble, rather die than surrender, and be upright
Idiom usage
No matter how difficult it may be, you can't go to the imperial court. You can't surrender to the imperial court for a while. Yao xueyin's Li Zicheng, Volume 1, Chapter 14
The origin of Idioms
Wei liaoweng of the Song Dynasty wrote in the book of conglan jingshe in Jiangling Prefecture: "all the ministers and ministers are humble. Although they thank Anshi for his virtue, they are still unavoidable."
Chinese PinYin : bēi gōng qū xī
bow and scrape
clasp an enemy to one 's bosom. rèn zéi wéi fù