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拱手讓人

简拱手让人 · 繁拱手讓人

Mandarin · pinyin gǒng shǒu ràng rén

(idiom) to surrender sth without resistance

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拱: gǒng · fold hands on breast; bow, salute
手: shǒu · hand
讓: Look up this written character
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
让: ràng · allow, permit, yield, concede

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3–3–4–2 · gong3 shou3 rang4 ren2

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(idiomatic) to surrender something to someone submissively

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