- lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom)
- fig. to fawn on sb
- to bow and scrape
- to grovel
Characters
- 摇 (搖): surname Yao
- 尾 (尾): tail; remainder; remnant; extremity; sixth of the 28 constellations; classifier for fish
- 乞 (乞): to beg
- 怜 (憐): to pity
Resources
- Wiktionary: 摇尾乞怜
- MDBG: 摇尾乞怜
- Examples with 摇尾乞怜 on Tatoeba
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