獻殷勤

Chinese

		to offer	eagerly attentive; earnest; courteous eagerly attentive; earnest; courteous; sincere; diligent
trad. (獻殷勤/獻慇勤/獻慇懃)		獻	殷勤/慇勤/慇懃
simp. (献殷勤)		献	殷勤

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiàn yīnqín

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄣㄑㄧㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hin³ jan¹ kan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiàn yīnqín
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄣㄑㄧㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siàn yincín
  - Wade–Giles: hsien⁴ yin¹-chʻin²
  - Yale: syàn yīn-chín
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiann inchyn
  - Palladius: сянь иньцинь (sjanʹ inʹcinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕjɛn⁵¹ in⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hin³ jan¹ kan⁴
  - Yale: hin yān kàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hin³ jan¹ kan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: hin³ yen¹ ken⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiːn³³ jɐn⁵⁵ kʰɐn²¹/

Verb

獻⫽殷勤 (verb-object)

(idiomatic) to ingratiate oneself; to curry favour with; to court

Synonyms

Synonyms of 獻殷勤

奉承 (fèngchéng)
奉迎 (fèngyíng)
巴劫 (bājié) (literary)
逢迎 (féngyíng) (literary)
取悅／取悦 (qǔyuè)
巴結／巴结 (bājie)
恭維／恭维 (gōngwéi)
拍馬／拍马 (pāimǎ) (colloquial)
拍馬屁／拍马屁 (pāi mǎpì) (colloquial)

捧臭腳／捧臭脚 (pěng chòujiǎo)
討好／讨好 (tǎohǎo)
諂媚／谄媚 (chǎnmèi)
諂諛／谄谀 (chǎnyú) (literary)
趨奉／趋奉 (qūfèng)
趨附／趋附 (qūfù)
阿諂／阿谄 (ēchǎn) (literary)
阿諛／阿谀 (ēyú) (literary)

Derived terms

無事獻殷勤，非奸即盜／无事献殷勤，非奸即盗 (wúshìxiànyīnqín, fēijiānjídào)

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