yī
to greet by raising clasped hands
zuò yī
to bow with hands held in front
cháng yī
to clasp hands in greeting
kāi mén yī dào
leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand
dǎ gōng zuò yī
to bow respectfully with clasped hands
to beg humbly
Zhāng Yī
Zhang Yi (c. 3rd century), literary figure from Wei of the Three Kingdoms, other name 稚讓|稚让[Zhi4 rang4], named as compiler of earliest extant Chinese encyclopedia 廣雅|广雅[Guang3 ya3] and several lost works
dǎ gǒng zuò yī
to bow respectfully with clasped hands
to beg humbly
luó quān r yī
to bow around with hands joined (to people on all sides)
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