唯い々い諾だく々だくとして

Meanings

obediently; submissively; without protest

Describes complying with orders or requests without any resistance, often with a nuance of spinelessness or excessive meekness. Used adverbially with verbs like 従う, 応じる, 引き受ける.

彼かれは上じょう司しの命めい令れいに唯い々い諾だく々だくとして従したがった。
He obeyed his boss's orders without a word of protest.
どんな無む理りな要よう求きゅうでも唯い々い諾だく々だくとして引ひき受うけてしまう。
He ends up accepting even unreasonable demands without complaint.

Kanji

唯solely, only, merely
諾consent, assent, agreement

Related words

従じゅう順じゅん
従順 is a na-adjective meaning 'obedient' or 'docile' as a character trait, while 唯々諾々として describes the manner of acting without protest.
盲もう従じゅう
盲従 means 'blind obedience' and is a noun/suru-verb, often implying uncritical following, whereas 唯々諾々として focuses on the submissive attitude in action.

Written forms

唯い々い諾だく々だくとして
Standard kanji spelling using iteration marks.
唯い唯い諾だく諾だくとして
Spelling without iteration marks; less common but still used.

Etymology

A four-character compound from 唯々 (yes, yes) and 諾々 (consent, consent), both reduplicating words for affirmation, combined with として to form an adverbial phrase meaning 'with nothing but yes and consent'.