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唯々諾々 (いいだくだく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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彼かれ は 上じょう 司し に 唯い 々い 諾だく 々だく と 従したが っ て いる 。
He follows his boss's orders without question.
It's not good to be so submissive that you just do whatever others say.
Kanji 諾 consent, assent, agreement Related words 従じゅう 順じゅん 従順 is a more neutral term for obedience, while 唯々諾々 implies a lack of will or excessive compliance.
盲もう 従じゅう 盲従 means blind obedience, often to a person or ideology, whereas 唯々諾々 focuses on the manner of agreeing to everything.
Written forms 唯い 々い 諾だく 々だく
Standard kanji spelling for this yojijukugo.
唯い 唯い 諾だく 諾だく
Variant without iteration marks; less common but still used.
Etymology A yojijukugo composed of the characters 唯 (solely, only) and 諾 (consent, agree), each repeated for emphasis. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the phrase is used to describe someone who merely says 'yes' to everything.
