討tou2好hou2

English

1. to get the desired outcome
2. to win favor by fawning on sb
3. to curry favor with
4. a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor
5. to ingratiate oneself with; to fawn on; to curry favour with; to lick somebody's boots; to kiss somebody's assunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 對某人阿諛奉承，不斷恭維，讚賞，博佢歡心unreviewed?

Examples

• 那人很會討好老闆。

  That man knows how to get on the president's good side.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 他竭尽全力地讨好他老婆。

  He bent over backward to please his wife.

  Tatoeba · fenfang557 CC BY

• unreviewed?

  討好經理

  to curry favour with the manager

• unreviewed?

  吃力不討好

  to get no thanks for one's hard work