服服帖帖 (fú) — (idiom) thoroughly submissive, docile, completely obedient
Definition
A vivid reduplicated idiom meaning 'completely docile and obedient' — emphasizes the change to a state of total submission, stronger than plain 听话.
idiom
thoroughly submissivedocilecompletely obedient
Examples
- ,服服帖帖。Tā bèi lǐng dǎo xùn le yí dùn hòu, biàn de fú de.After being scolded by the boss, he became completely obedient.
- 服服帖帖,。Xiǎo gǒu bèi xùn liàn dé hěn fú, zhǔ rén shuō shén me tā jiù zuò shén me.The puppy was trained to be very docile — whatever its owner says, it does.
- ,服服帖帖。Zài yán gé de zhì dù xià, yuán gōng men gè gè fú dì fú cóng ān pái.Under strict regulations, every employee obeys orders without complaint.
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