滑跪

Mandarin · pinyin huá guì

Meanings

  1. (of a soccer player) to knee slide after scoring a goal
  2. (slang) to drop to one's knees in contrition or surrender (usu. figurative)
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滑
huá · slip, slide; slippery, polished
跪
guì · kneel
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2–4 · hua2 gui4

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noun

  1. power slide (the act of sliding on one's knees)

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Exact source record滑跪 滑跪 [hua2 gui4] /(of a soccer player) to knee slide after scoring a goal/(slang) to drop to one's knees in contrition or surrender (usu. figurative)/