Kanji 阿 Africa, flatter, fawn upon 便 convenience, facility, excrement Related words お 世せ 辞じ Common word for flattery or compliments, often with a nuance of insincerity but not as strong or literary as 阿諛便佞 .
追つい 従しょう Means flattery or sycophancy; more common than 阿諛便佞 but still somewhat formal.
諂へつら う Verb meaning to flatter or fawn upon; more direct and less literary than the yojijukugo.
Written forms 阿あ 諛ゆ 便べん 佞ねい
Rare yojijukugo; the kanji 便 is used here in its older sense of 'glib' or 'smooth-talking', not in the modern 'convenience' sense.
阿あ 諛ゆ 弁べん 佞ねい
Variant spelling using 弁 instead of 便 ; both are rare and literary.
Etymology A yojijukugo of Chinese origin, combining 阿 (flatter), 諛 (flatter), 便 (glib/smooth-talking), and 佞 (insincere/flattering). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the compound is used to describe obsequious flattery.
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