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打拱作揖

Mandarin · pinyin dǎ gǒng zuò yī

Meanings

  1. to bow respectfully with clasped hands
  2. to beg humbly
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Characters in this entry

打
dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
拱
gǒng · fold hands on breast; bow, salute
作
zuò · make; work; compose, write; act, perform
揖
yī · salute, bow; defer to, yield
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3–3–4–1 · da3 gong3 zuo4 yi1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daa2 gung2 zok3 jap1

Cantonese word readings for 打拱作揖. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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daa2 gung2 zok3 jap1

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) synonym of 打躬作揖

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