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請安
简 请安 · 繁 請安Mandarin · pinyin qǐng ān
Meanings
- to pay respects
- to wish good health
- in Qing times, a specific form of salutation (see also 打千 dǎ qiān)
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3–1 · qing3 an1
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verb
- (historical) to pay respect (to someone senior); to salute; to wish well
- (specifically, historical, during the Ming and Qing dynasties) to salute someone senior by: — (of males) half-genuflecting with the right knee, or by
- (specifically, historical, during the Ming and Qing dynasties) to salute someone senior by: — (of females) placing both hands on the left knee when standing, and slightly lowering oneself by bending the right knee
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