脅肩諂笑xié jiān chǎn xiàobow and scrape;cringe and smile obsequiously; shrug (up)one’s shoulders and laugh in a flattering way; shrug the shoulders and offer an ingratiating smile
? 脅肩諂笑，病于復畦。(《孟子·滕文公下》) They who shrug up their shoulders,and laugh in a flattering way,toil harder than the summer laborer in the fields. 脅肩諂笑xié jiān chǎn xiào脅肩：把雙肩收攏起來，表示恭敬；諂笑：諂媚地裝出笑容。形容奉承巴結(jié)人的丑態(tài)。cringe and smile obsequiously, bow and scrape, play the sycophant |