磕头 : to kowtow (trad... : kē tóu | Definition | Mandarin Chinese Pinyin English Dictionary | Yabla Chinese

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磕头 Trad. 磕頭

kē tóu
to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)

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磕头如捣蒜 Trad. 磕頭如搗蒜

kè tóu rú dǎo suàn
lit. to kowtow like grinding garlic (idiom) fig. to pound the ground with one's head

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