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khấu đầu

Pronunciation Northern /xəw˧˥ ɗə̤w˨˩/ Central /kʰə̰w˩˧ ɗəw˧˧/ Southern /kʰəw˧˥ ɗəw˨˩/
kowtow
Verb
kowtow
1 senses 2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1 Verb
kowtow Core ActionsTheme

To kneel and touch the forehead to the ground as a profound sign of respect, submission, or apology.

vi Họ khấu đầu trước bàn thờ tổ tiên.

en They kowtow before the ancestral altar.

Parts
khấu / đầu / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 叩頭 …

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 叩頭

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
叩頭
Candidates by syllable
khấu (寇 / 叩) đầu
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
khẩu đầu / lễ / lạy / rập đầu …
Use
sân khấu / tay khấu / nụy khấu / chiết khấu …
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