媚外
媚外 mèi wài ㄇㄟˋ ㄨㄞˋ mei6 ngoi6
- to fawn on foreigners; to pander to foreign powers
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More words with these characters
媚
- 明媚 míng mèi ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄟˋ ming4 mei4 bright and beautiful
- 妖媚 yāo mèi ㄧㄠ ㄇㄟˋ jiu2 mei6 seductive; captivating; alluring
- 媚世 mèi shì ㄇㄟˋ ㄕˋ mei6 sai3 (literary) to pander to popular tastes; to conform opportunistically to prevailing trends
- 媚俗 mèi sú ㄇㄟˋ ㄙㄨˊ mei6 zuk6 to cater to the public's taste
- 媚娃 Mèi wá ㄇㄟˋ ㄨㄚˊ mei6 waa1 Veela (Harry Potter)
- 媚惑 mèi huò ㄇㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ mei6 waak6 to charm; to bewitch
Idioms with these characters
- 崇洋媚外 chóng yáng mèi wài ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄇㄟˋ ㄨㄞˋ sung4 joeng4 mei6 ngoi6 to revere everything foreign and pander to overseas powers (idiom); blind worship of foreign goods and ideas
- 千娇百媚千嬌百媚 qiān jiāo bǎi mèi ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄅㄞˇ ㄇㄟˋ cin1 giu1 baak3 mei6 (idiom) (of a woman) bewitching; charming
- 阳光明媚陽光明媚 yáng guāng míng mèi ㄧㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄟˋ joeng4 gwong1 ming4 mei6 the sun shines brightly (idiom)
- 昂首天外 áng shǒu tiān wài ㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄞˋ ngong4 sau2 tin1 ngoi6 (idiom) to raise one's head and look towards the heavens
- 吃里扒外吃裡扒外 chī lǐ pá wài ㄔ ㄌㄧˇ ㄆㄚˊ ㄨㄞˋ hek3 leoi5 paa4 ngoi6 (idiom) to work against the interests of sb one derives support from; to double-cross one's employer; to bite the hand that feeds
- 崇洋媚外 chóng yáng mèi wài ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄇㄟˋ ㄨㄞˋ sung4 joeng4 mei6 ngoi6 to revere everything foreign and pander to overseas powers (idiom); blind worship of foreign goods and ideas
- 出乎意外 chū hū yì wài ㄔㄨ ㄏㄨ ㄧˋ ㄨㄞˋ ceot1 fu4 ji3 ngoi6 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
- 出人意外 chū rén yì wài ㄔㄨ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˋ ㄨㄞˋ ceot1 jan4 ji3 ngoi6 turned out other than expected (idiom); unexpected