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擎拳合掌

Mandarin · pinyin qíng quán hé zhǎng

to clasp hands
to put one's palms together (in obeisance)

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擎: qíng · lift up, hold up, support
拳: quán · fist; various forms of boxing
合: hé · combine, unite, join; gather
掌: zhǎng · palm of hand, sole of foot, paw

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2–2–2–3 · qing2 quan2 he2 zhang3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

king4 kyun4 hap6 zoeng2

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