點頭哈腰

Chinese

		to nod; to agree; to consent to nod; to agree; to consent; to approve	to stoop; to bend over; to bow slightly
trad. (點頭哈腰)		點頭	哈腰
simp. (点头哈腰)		点头	哈腰

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): diǎntóuhāyāo

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄏㄚㄧㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dim² tau⁴ haa¹ jiu¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: diǎntóuhāyāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄏㄚㄧㄠ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: diǎntóuhayao
  - Wade–Giles: tien³-tʻou²-ha¹-yao¹
  - Yale: dyǎn-tóu-hā-yāu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: deantourhaiau
  - Palladius: дяньтоухаяо (djanʹtouxajao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ xä⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dim² tau⁴ haa¹ jiu¹
  - Yale: dím tàuh hā yīu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dim² tau⁴ haa¹ jiu¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: dim² teo⁴ ha¹ yiu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiːm³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ haː⁵⁵ jiːu̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

點頭哈腰

to uncritically and enthusiastically support someone; (specifically) to be excessively but superficially obsequious

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