Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

ti cung khuất tất

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Bowed torso and bended knee — servility in its full Sino-Vietnamese dress.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

sự nịnh bợ và phục tùng

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Literally: lower the body, bend the knee

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Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “ti cung khuất tất” mean?

Bowed torso and bended knee — servility in its full Sino-Vietnamese dress. Literally: lower the body, bend the knee

Is “ti cung khuất tất” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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