事じ大だい思し想そう

noun

admiration of the powerful; servile attitude toward the strong

A political or social mindset of deferring to and serving a stronger power, often used in historical or East Asian international relations contexts. Can carry a negative connotation of subservience.

• 事じ大だい思し想そうは、小しょう国こくが大たい国こくに従したがう外がい交こう姿し勢せいを指さす。

  事大思想 refers to a diplomatic stance where a small country submits to a great power.

• 彼かれの事じ大だい思し想そう的てきな態たい度どは批ひ判はんされた。

  His servile attitude toward the powerful was criticized.