摇尾乞怜

摇尾乞怜	yáo wěi qǐ lián	lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom) / fig. to fawn on sb / to bow and scrape / to grovel
摇	Yáo	surname Yao
摇	yáo	to shake / to rock / to row / to crank
尾	wěi	tail / remainder / remnant / extremity / sixth of the 28 constellations / classifier for fish
尾	yǐ	horse's tail / pointed posterior section of a locust etc
乞	qǐ	to beg
乞怜	qǐ lián	to beg for pity
怜	lián	to pity