奉fung6承sing4

English

1. to fawn on
2. to flatter; to fawn over somebody; to make up to somebody
3. to flatter
4. to ingratiate oneself
5. flattery

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 做一啲迎合目標喜好嘅事，希望得到佢嘅喜愛。含貶義。

Examples

• 佢讚你都係想奉承你啫。

  He praised you just because he wanted to make up to you.

• 他越是奉承我，我越觉得他讨厌。

  The more he flatters, the less I like him.

  Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

• 国王受够了他的大臣们总是对他阿谀奉承，于是把他们遣散了。

  The king was tired of his sycophants always praising him, so he sent them away.

  Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY