俯首称臣 |
fǔ shǒu chēng chén |
to bow before (idiom) / to capitulate |
俯 |
fǔ |
variant of 俯 |
俯 |
fǔ |
to look down / to stoop |
俯首 |
fǔ shǒu |
to bend one's head |
首 |
shǒu |
head / chief / first (occasion, thing etc) / classifier for poems, songs etc |
称 |
chèn |
to fit; to match; to suit / (coll.) to have; to possess / Taiwan pr. [cheng4] |
称 |
chēng |
to weigh / to state / to name / name / appellation / to praise |
称 |
chèng |
old variant of 秤 |
臣 |
Chén |
surname Chen |
臣 |
chén |
state official or subject in dynastic China / I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign) / Kangxi radical 131 |