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kowtow
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kowtow

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Verb
kowtow Culture & Proper NounsTheme

This verb refers to a traditional ritual of bowing low to show extreme respect, involving kneeling and resting the forehead on the hands.

vi Người dân thực hiện nghi lễ khể thủ trước bề trên.

en People performed the ritual of kowtowing before their superiors.

Parts
thủ / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 稽首 / 稽首
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 稽首

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
稽首
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thủ dầu một / đối thủ / áo trấn thủ / tuân thủ
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