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拱手相讓

简 拱手相让 · 繁 拱手相讓
Mandarin · pinyin gǒng shǒu xiāng ràng

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to surrender sth without resistance
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拱
gǒng · fold hands on breast; bow, salute
手
shǒu · hand
相
xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
讓
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让
ràng · allow, permit, yield, concede
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3–3–1–4 · gong3 shou3 xiang1 rang4

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gung2 sau2 soeng1 joeng6

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