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再拜

Mandarin · pinyin zài bài

to bow again
to bow twice (gesture of respect in former times)
(in letters, an expression of respect)

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再: zài · again, twice, re-
拜: bài · do obeisance, bow, kowtow

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4–4 · zai4 bai4

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verb

(archaic) to bow twice as a sign of respect

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