chén fú
to acknowledge allegiance to (some regime)
to serve
chén fú
lit. sinking and floating
to bob up and down on water
ebb and flow
fig. rise and fall
ups and downs of fortune
vicissitudes
chén fǔ
trite
clichéd
empty and trite
banality
platitude
Gū Zhèn fǔ
Koo Chen-fu (1917-2005), Taiwanese businessman and diplomat