下跪
下跪
xià guì
to kneel; to go down on one's knees
verb
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Definitions
- (verb) to kneel
- to go down on one's knees
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Related Words
下拜(xià bài)· to bow down low
→男人膝下有黄金(nán rén xī xià yǒu huáng jīn)· lit. the man has gold under his knees; fig. a man who does not easily kneel in front of others (owing to pride or moral integrity)
→跪倒(guì dǎo)· to kneel down
→三跪九叩(sān guì jiǔ kòu)· to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)
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