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Home / Idiom / 打躬作揖

to bow respectfully with clasped hands · to beg humbly

打躬作揖
dǎ gōng zuō yī
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to bow · (literary) to bend down鞠躬jū gōngto kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)三跪九叩sān guì jiǔ kòuto nod one's head and bow (idiom); bowing and scraping · unctuous fawning点头哈腰diǎn tóu hā yāo
Antonyms
to oppress · to rule as a despot · to tyrannize横行霸道héng xíng bà dào
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