前倨后恭

qián jù hòu gōng

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Definitions

  1. 1. to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)

Child Words of 前倨后恭

前
qián

front

后
hòu

empress

倨
jù

(literary) haughty; arrogant

恭
gōng

respectful