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低首下心

Mandarin · pinyin dī shǒu xià xīn

Meanings

  1. to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
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低
dī · low; to lower, hang, bend, bow
首
shǒu · head; first; leader, chief; a poem; Kangxi radical 185
下
xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
心
xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
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1–3–4–1 · di1 shou3 xia4 xin1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dai1 sau2 haa6 sam1

Cantonese word readings for 低首下心. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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dai1 sau2 haa6 sam1

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