dai1 seng1 haa6 hei3低聲下氣低声下气
Jyutpingdai1 seng1 haa6 hei3
Yaledāi sēng hah hei

Definition

to be obsequious to someone although somewhat not totally out of free will, usually used to describe the approach of a person who is asking a favour from another

Tone guide

T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

More words

倒轉頭倒转头
dou3 zyun2 tau4to turn around, another way round; to invert; on the contrary
定日縣定日县
ding6 jat6 jyun6Tingri, a county in Shigatse City 日喀則市|日喀则市[Ri4 ka1 ze2 Shi4], Tibet
大環山大环山
daai6 waan4 saan1Tai Wan Shan, located in Hong Kong
東華東院东华东院
dung1 waa4 dung1 jyun2Tung Wah Eastern Hospital, located in Hong Kong
打邊鼓打边鼓
daa2 bin1 gu2to echo what sb said
登上
dang1 soeng5to climb over; to mount
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