English Explanatory Dictionary

tremble and obey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To unthinkingly obey or pander to authorities, especially the Chinese government.
  2. Phrase promulgating a decree of the Chinese imperial government or the early British colonial administration in Hong Kong.

Word forms

tremble and obey trembles and obeys trembling and obeying trembled and obeyed

Etymology

Calque from Chinese 凜遵／凛遵 (lǐn zūn), a phrase historically used in Chinese imperial edicts.

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