卑躬屈膝 bēi gōng qū xī 🔊 to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning + Keep this word Meanings bēi gōng qū xī to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawningbending and scraping to curry favor Its characters 卑bēilow躬gōngbody (of a human, esp. the torso)屈qūbent膝xīknee