磕头如捣蒜
磕头如捣蒜
kè tóu rú dǎo suàn
lit. to kowtow like grinding garlic (idiom); fig. to pound the ground with one's head
idiom
Traditional: 磕頭如搗蒜
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- (idiom) lit. to kowtow like grinding garlic (idiom)
- fig. to pound the ground with one's head
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Related Words
叩头(kòu tóu)— to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)
→一日三秋(yī rì sān qiū)— a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)
→一日不见，如隔三秋(yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū)— one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
→一条绳上的蚂蚱(yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha)— lit. like locusts tied to one rope (idiom)
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